Isaiah 31:5
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As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
In other translations
As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
Hebrew words
כְּצִפֳּרִיםketziporimlike birdsH6833עָפוֹתafotflyingH5774כֵּןkensoH3651יָגֵןyagenhe will defendH1598יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635עַל־'al-<on>H5921יְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalimJerusalemH3389גָּנוֹןganonhe will defend [it]H1598וְהִצִּילvehitziland he will rescue [it]H5337פָּסֹחַpasoachhe will pass over [it]H6452וְהִמְלִיט׃vehimlitand he will deliver [it]H4422
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
- Psalm 37:40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- Isaiah 38:6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
- Isaiah 37:35For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
- Psalm 46:5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
- Exodus 19:4Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
- Exodus 12:27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
- Isaiah 10:14And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”
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