- swifter:
- "And there¹ were¹ threeª sonsª of Zeruiahª there, Joab,ª and Abishai,ª and Asahel:ª and Asahelª [was as] lightª of footª as aª wildª¹ roe.ª" {2Sm 2:18} + "The LORDª shall bringª° a nationª against¹ thee from far,ª¹ from the endª¹ of the earth,ª [as swift] as¹ the eagleª flieth;ª° a nationª whose¹ tongueª thou shalt not¹ understand;ª°" {Deu 28:49} + "And of¹ the Gaditesª there separated²° themselves¹ unto¹ Davidª into the holdª to the wildernessª menª of might,ª [and] men²¹ of warª [fit] for the battle,ª that could handleª° shieldª and buckler,ª whose facesª [were like] the facesª of lions,ª and [were] as swiftª° as the roesª upon¹ the mountains;ª" {1Ch 12:8} + "They are passed awayª° asª the swiftª ships:ª as the eagleª [that] hastethª° to¹ the prey.ª" {Job 9:26} + "Behold,¹ he shall come upª° as clouds,ª and his chariotsª [shall be] as a whirlwind:ª his horsesª are swifterª° than eagles.ª¹ Woeª unto us! for¹ we are spoiled.ª°" {Jer 4:13} + "Our persecutorsª° are¹ swifterª than the eaglesª¹ of the heaven:ª they pursuedª° us upon¹ the mountains,ª they laid waitª° for us in the wilderness.ª" {Lam 4:19}
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