Eagles are often mentioned in the Bible, symbolizing strength and renewal. From their majestic flight to their powerful presence, eagles remind us of God’s promise to lift us when we trust in Him. Let’s explore some meaningful verses that highlight this beautiful imagery and find encouragement for our daily lives.
Bible Verses About Eagles Wings
Isaiah 40:31 – Mount up with wings like eagles
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Exodus 19:4 – Carried on eagles’ wings
“You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.”
Deuteronomy 32:11 – Eagle stirs up its nest
“Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.”
Psalm 103:5 – Eagle’s youth is renewed
“Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Proverbs 30:19 – The way of an eagle
“The way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.”
Ezekiel 17:3 – The great eagle with great wings
“Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,'”
Ezekiel 17:7 – Another great eagle
“But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.”
Revelation 12:14 – The woman and the great eagle
“The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.”
Job 39:27-29 – The eagle soars
“Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold. From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar.”
Micah 1:16 – Baldness as an eagle
“Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the eagle, for they will go from you into exile.”
Jeremiah 48:40 – Eagle spreads its wings
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.’
Jeremiah 49:22 – Eagle’s flight
“Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.”
Lamentations 4:19 – Swifter than eagles
“Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.”
Obadiah 1:4 – The eagle makes its nest
“Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,’ declares the Lord.”
Psalm 91:4 – Wings provide refuge
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”
Psalm 57:1 – Taking refuge in the shadow
“Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.”
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Ruth 2:12 – The Lord under whose wings you have come
“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
Malachi 4:2 – The sun of righteousness will rise
“But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.”
Luke 13:34 – Gather your children as a hen gathers her chicks
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.”
Matthew 23:37 – Jesus longs to gather his people
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.”
Psalm 17:8 – Hide me in the shadow of your wings
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.”
Psalm 36:7 – Refuge in the shadow of your wings
“How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.”
Psalm 61:4 – Refuge in the shelter of your wings
“I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.”
Psalm 63:7 – Sing for joy in the shadow of your wings
“Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.”
Isaiah 31:5 – Protecting like birds spreading wings
“Like birds hovering overhead, the Lord Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.”
Ezekiel 10:5 – Sound of the wings was like the voice of God
“The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.”
Deuteronomy 32:10-11 – Eagle that hovers
“In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him, he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.”
Habakkuk 1:8 – Eagles swoop down to devour
“Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.”
Psalm 130:7 – Redeeming love
“Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 – Faith, hope, and love
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
Isaiah 33:6 – A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge
“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.”
Isaiah 40:28-29 – The everlasting God
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
Psalm 23:1 – The Lord is my shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
Isaiah 41:10 – Do not fear for I am with you
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all this through him
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
Psalm 46:1 – God is our refuge and strength
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
John 14:27 – Peace I leave with you
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Isaiah 26:3 – Perfect peace whose minds are steadfast
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Matthew 11:28 – Come to me, all you who are weary
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 27:1 – The Lord is my light and my salvation
“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I be afraid?”