Cross References Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. Leviticus 26:36 And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them. Deuteronomy 28:49 The Lord will bring upon thee a nation from afar, and from the uttermost ends of the earth, like an eagle that flyeth swiftly, whose tongue thou canst not understand, Isaiah 5:26 And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly. Isaiah 30:16 But have said: No, but we will flee to horses: therefore shall you flee. And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you. Isaiah 30:17 A thousand men shall flee for fear of one: and for fear of five shall you flee, till you be left as the mast of ship on the top of a mountain, and as an ensign upon a hill. Jeremiah 4:13 Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness. persecutors Deuteronomy 28:49 The Lord will bring upon thee a nation from afar, and from the uttermost ends of the earth, like an eagle that flyeth swiftly, whose tongue thou canst not understand, Isaiah 5:26-28 And he will lift up a sign to the nations afar off, and will whistle to them from the ends of the earth: and behold they shall come with speed swiftly. . . . Isaiah 30:16,17 But have said: No, but we will flee to horses: therefore shall you flee. And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you. . . . Jeremiah 4:13 Behold he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest: his horses are swifter than eagles: woe unto us, for we are laid waste. Hosea 8:1 Let there be a trumpet in thy throat like an eagle upon the house of the Lord: because they have transgressed my covenant, and have violated my law. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Matthew 24:27 For as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west: so shall also the cowling of the Son of man be. the eagles. Amos 2:14 And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life. Amos 9:1-3 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more. . . . Context The Distress of Zion…18Sade. Our steps have slipped in the way of our streets, our end draweth near: our days are fulfilled, for our end is come. 19Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.20Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.… Lexicon Those who chased usרֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ (rō·ḏə·p̄ê·nū) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute were הָיוּ֙ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be swifter קַלִּ֤ים (qal·lîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7031: Light, swift, fleet than the eagles מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י (min·niš·rê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5404: The eagle in the sky; שָׁמָ֑יִם (šā·mā·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky they pursued us דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ (də·lā·qu·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1814: To burn, hotly pursue over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mountains הֶהָרִ֣ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and ambushed us אָ֥רְבוּ (’ā·rə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 693: To lie in wait in the wilderness. בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech Additional Translations Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, they flew on the mountains, in the wilderness they laid wait for us. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us hotly upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned after us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us. 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