Bible Cross References
persecutors
Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord shall bring upon you a nation from the extremity of the earth, like the swift flying of an eagle, a nation whose voice you shall not understand;
Isaiah 5:26-28
26
Therefore shall He lift up a signal to the nations that are afar, and shall whistle for them from the end of the earth; and behold, they are coming very quickly.
27
They shall not hunger nor be weary, neither shall they slumber nor sleep; neither shall they loose their sashes from their loins, neither shall their sandal straps be broken.
28
Whose arrows are sharp, and their bows bent; their horses' hoofs are counted as solid rock; their chariot wheels are as a storm.
Isaiah 30:16
but you said, We will flee upon horses; therefore shall you flee; and, We will be aided by swift riders; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Isaiah 30:17
A thousand shall flee because of the voice of one, and many shall flee on account of the voice of five; until you are left as a signal-post upon a mountain, and as one bearing an ensign upon a hill.
Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he shall come up as a cloud, and his chariots as a tempest. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us, for we are in misery!
Hosea 8:1
[He shall come] into their midst as the land, as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed My covenant, and have sinned against My law.
Habakkuk 1:8
And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle [that] hastens to eat.
Matthew 24:27
For as the lightning comes out from the east and flashes to the west, so shall also be the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:28
For wherever the carcass may be, there the eagles will be gathered together.
they pursued
Amos 2:14
And flight shall perish from the runner, and the strong shall not hold fast his strength, and the warrior shall not save his life;
Amos 9:1-3
1
I saw the Lord standing on the altar: and He said, Strike the mercy seat, and the porch shall be shaken; and cut through into the heads of all; and I will slay the remnant of them with the sword: he who flees shall not escape, and he who escapes shall not be delivered.
2
Though they hid themselves in hell, from there shall My hand drag them forth; and though they go up to heaven, from there will I bring them down.
3
If they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, from there will I search them out and take them; and if they should go down from My presence into the depths of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them.