Isaiah 31:5
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.”
As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
As birds hovering, so the Lord of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”
As birds hovering, so will Jehovah of hosts protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will pass over and preserve it.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- birds
- Isaiah 10:14; Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11; Psalm 46:5; Psalm 91:4
- defending
- Psalm 37:40
- passing
- Or rather, as Bp. Lowth renders, "leaping forward," {pasoach.} As the mother bird spreads her wings to cover her young, throws herself before them, and opposes the rapacious bird that assaults them; so shall Jehovah protect, as with a shield, Jerusalem from the enemy, protecting and delivering, springing forward and rescuing her.
- Exodus 12:27