Topic
Eagle, The
32 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 19:4Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
- Leviticus 11:13Torrey Unclean
¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
- Leviticus 11:18Torrey Different kinds of
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
- Deuteronomy 14:12Torrey Unclean
But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
- Deuteronomy 28:49Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
- Deuteronomy 32:11Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church
As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
- 2 Samuel 1:23Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Swift
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- Job 9:26Torrey A bird of prey
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
- Job 39:27Torrey Dwells in the high rocks
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
- Job 39:28Torrey Dwells in the high rocks
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- Job 39:29Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Long-sighted
From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
- Job 39:30Torrey Feeds her young with blood
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
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- Psalms 103:5 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints
- Proverbs 23:5 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Soaring to heaven
- Proverbs 30:19 Torrey Peculiarity of its flight alluded to
- Isaiah 40:31 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
- Jeremiah 4:13 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
- Jeremiah 48:40 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies
- Jeremiah 49:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
- Lamentations 4:19 Torrey Called the eagle of the heavens
- Ezekiel 1:10 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
- Ezekiel 17:3 Torrey Different kinds of
- Ezekiel 17:4 Torrey Delights in the lofty cedars
- Ezekiel 17:7 Torrey Greatness of its wings alluded to
- Daniel 4:33 Torrey Strength of its feathers alluded to
- Hosea 8:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of great and powerful kings
- Obadiah 1:4 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked
- Micah 1:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities
- Matthew 24:15 Torrey Was the standard of the Roman armies
- Matthew 24:28 Torrey A bird of prey
- Revelation 4:7 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers
- Revelation 12:14 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 41 references, grouped by sub-topic
- A bird of prey Job 9:26; Mt 24:28
- Unclean Le 11:13; De 14:12
- Different kinds of Le 11:13,18; Eze 17:3
- Called the eagle of the heavens La 4:19
- DESCRIBED AS
- Strength of its feathers alluded to Da 4:33
- Greatness of its wings alluded to Eze 17:3,7
- Peculiarity of its flight alluded to Pr 30:19
- Delights in the lofty cedars Eze 17:3,4
- Dwells in the high rocks Job 39:27,28
- Feeds her young with blood Job 39:29,30
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of wisdom and zeal of God's ministers Eze 1:10; Re 4:7
- Of great and powerful kings Eze 17:3; Ho 8:1
- (Renewed strength and beauty of,) of the renewal of saints Ps 103:5
- (Mode of teaching her young to fly,) of God's care of his church Ex 19:4; De 32:11
- (Wings of,) of protection afforded to the church Re 12:14
- (Upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven Isa 40:31
- (Swiftness of,) of the melting away of riches Pr 23:5
- (Swiftness of,) of the swiftness of hostile armies De 28:49; Jer 4:13; 48:40; La 4:19
- (Height and security of its dwelling,) of the fancied but fatal security of the wicked Jer 49:16; Ob 1:4
- (Increase baldness of, in the moulting season,) of calamities Mic 1:16
- (Hasting to the prey,) of the swiftness of man's days Job 9:26
- Was the standard of the Roman armies Mt 24:15,28
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.