- as the eagle:
- "Doth the eagleª mount upª° at¹ thy command,ª and make²° her nest² on high?ª°¹ ... Her young onesª also suck upª° blood:ª and where¹ the slainª [are], there¹ [is] she.ª" {Job 39:27-30} + "Saulª and Jonathanª [were] lovelyª° and pleasantª in their lives,ª and in their deathª they were not¹ divided:ª° they were swifterª° than eagles,ª¹ they were strongerª° than lions.ª¹" {2Sm 1:23} + "Wilt thou setª°°° thine eyesª upon that which is not?¹ for¹ [riches] certainly²° makeª° themselves wings;ª they fly awayª°°° as an eagleª toward heaven.ª" {Prv 23:5} + "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} + "Their horsesª also are swifterª° than the leopards,ª¹ and are more fierceª° than the eveningª wolves:ª¹ and their horsemenª shall spreadª° themselves, and their horsemenª shall comeª° from far;ª¹ they shall flyª° as the eagleª [that] hastethª° to eat.ª°" {Hab 1:8}
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