Bible Cross References
The fowl
Psalm 148:10
beasts and all cattle; creeping things and birds on the wing;
Genesis 1:20-25
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Then God said, Let the waters swarm with swarming living creatures, and let flying creatures fly to and fro above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.
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So God created great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, that swarmed in the waters according to their kind, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the flying creatures multiply on the earth.
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Thus, the evening and the morning: Day Five.
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Then God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: beasts, creeping things and living things of the earth, each according to its kind: thus.
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And God made the living things of the earth according to its kind, beasts according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Job 38:39-41
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Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
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when they crouch in their dens, or sit in their lairs to lie in wait?
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Who provides food for the raven, when its young ones cry out to the Mighty God, and wander about for lack of food?
Job 39:1-30
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Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young? Or can you keep watch for when the deer gives birth?
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Can you number the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they bring forth,
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when they crouch, bring forth their young, and deliver their pangs?
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Their young ones are healthy, they grow up with grain; when they have departed they do not return to them.
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Who set the wild donkey free? Who loosed the bands of the wild ass,
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whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwelling?
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He scorns the tumult of the city; he does not heed the clamor of the driver.
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The mountain ranges are his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.
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Will the oryx consent to serve you? Will he pass the night by your feeding trough?
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Can you bind the oryx in the furrow with ropes? Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
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Will you trust him because his strength is great? Or will you leave your labor to him?
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Will you trust him to bring back your grain, and gather it to your threshing floor?
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Have you made the wings of the ostrich flap joyously, or the wings and feathers of the stork?
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For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and warms them in the dust;
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she does not care that a foot may crush them, or that a beast of the field may trample them.
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She treats her young roughly, as if they were not hers; her labor is in vain without fear,
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because God has caused her to forget wisdom, and has not imparted understanding to her.
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When she lifts herself on high, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
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Have you given the horse its strength? Have you clothed its neck with a mane?
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Can you make him leap like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror.
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He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; he goes forth to meet the weapons.
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He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed; nor does he turn back from the sword.
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The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and javelin.
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He swallows the ground with rumbling and agitation; nor does he stand still at the sound of the shofar.
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Every time the shofar sounds he says, Aha! He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of captains and shouting.
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Does the hawk fly by your wisdom, and spread its wings toward the south?
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Does the eagle mount up at your mouth, and make its nest on high?
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It settles down and dwells on the rocks, on the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
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From there it searches for food; its eyes see great distances.
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Its young ones suck up blood; and where the slain are, there it is.
Job 40:15-24
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Behold now, Behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox.
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See now, his power is in his hips, and his strength is in the muscles of his belly.
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He moves his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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His bones are like channels of bronze, his ribs like bars of iron.
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He is the first of the ways of the Mighty God; only He who made him can bring near His sword.
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Surely the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there.
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He lies under the lotus, in the shelter of the reeds and marsh.
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The lotus trees cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him.
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If the river becomes violent he is not alarmed; he is confident, though the Jordan bursts forth against his mouth.
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Can anyone capture him before his eyes, or pierce his nose with snares?
Job 41:1-34
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Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, or snare his tongue with a cord which you let down?
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Can you put a reed rope through his nose, or pierce his jaw with a hook?
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Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak gentle words to you?
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Will he make a covenant with you? Will you capture him as a slave forever?
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Will you play with him as with a bird, or will you bind him on a leash for your maidens?
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Will your associates bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?
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Can you fill his skin with barbs, or his head with fishing spears?
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Lay your hand upon him; remember the battle; you will not do it again!
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Behold, any hope regarding him is false; shall one not be thrown down at the mere sight of him?
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No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. Who then is able to stand before Me?
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Who has anticipated Me, that I should repay? Everything under the heavens is Mine.
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I will not keep silent with lies about his mighty utterances, or his graceful proportions.
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Who has laid bare the face of his apparel? Who can come upon him with a double bridle?
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Who has opened the doors of his face, with his terrible teeth all around?
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His rows of shields are his pride, closed up as a tight seal;
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one is so near another that no air can come between them;
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they are joined one to another, they stick together and cannot be separated.
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His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.
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Out of his mouth go burning torches; sparks of fire shoot out.
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Smoke goes out of his nostrils, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
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His breath kindles coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.
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Strength abides in his neck, and sorrow dances before him.
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The folds of his flesh are joined together; they are firm on him and cannot be moved.
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His heart is cast hard as stone, even cast hard as the lower millstone.
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When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; because of his crashings they are beside themselves.
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Though the sword overtakes him, it does not stick; nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
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He regards iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
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The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned into stubble by him.
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Darts are regarded as straw; he laughs at the rattling of javelins.
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His undersides are like sharp potsherds; he spreads sharp marks in the mire.
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He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
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He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep was gray-headed.
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On earth there is nothing like him, which is made without fear.
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He beholds every high thing; he is king over all the children of pride.