Bible Cross References
The fowl
Psalm 148:10
all animals, tame and wild, reptiles and birds.
Genesis 1:20-25
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Then God commanded, "Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds."
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So God created the great sea monsters, all kinds of creatures that live in the water, and all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he saw.
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He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce and to fill the sea, and he told the birds to increase in number.
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Evening passed and morning came---that was the fifth day.
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Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kinds of animal life: domestic and wild, large and small"---and it was done.
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So God made them all, and he was pleased with what he saw.
Job 38:39-41
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Do you find food for lions to eat, and satisfy hungry young lions
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when they hide in their caves, or lie in wait in their dens?
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Who is it that feeds the ravens when they wander about hungry, when their young cry to me for food?
Job 39:1-30
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Do you know when mountain goats are born? Have you watched wild deer give birth?
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Do you know how long they carry their young? Do you know the time for their birth?
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Do you know when they will crouch down and bring their young into the world?
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In the wilds their young grow strong; they go away and don't come back.
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Who gave the wild donkeys their freedom? Who turned them loose and let them roam?
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I gave them the desert to be their home, and let them live on the salt plains.
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They keep far away from the noisy cities, and no one can tame them and make them work.
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The mountains are the pastures where they feed, where they search for anything green to eat.
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Will a wild ox work for you? Is he willing to spend the night in your stable?
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Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow? Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
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Can you rely on his great strength and expect him to do your heavy work?
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Do you expect him to bring in your harvest and gather the grain from your threshing place?
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How fast the wings of an ostrich beat! But no ostrich can fly like a stork.
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The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground for the heat in the soil to warm them.
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She is unaware that a foot may crush them or a wild animal break them.
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She acts as if the eggs were not hers, and is unconcerned that her efforts were wasted.
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It was I who made her foolish and did not give her wisdom.
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But when she begins to run, she can laugh at any horse and rider.
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Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong and gave them their flowing manes?
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Did you make them leap like locusts and frighten people with their snorting?
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They eagerly paw the ground in the valley; they rush into battle with all their strength.
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They do not know the meaning of fear, and no sword can turn them back.
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The weapons which their riders carry rattle and flash in the sun.
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Trembling with excitement, the horses race ahead; when the trumpet blows, they can't stand still.
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At each blast of the trumpet they snort; they can smell a battle before they get near, and they hear the officers shouting commands.
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Does a hawk learn from you how to fly when it spreads its wings toward the south?
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Does an eagle wait for your command to build its nest high in the mountains?
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It makes its home on the highest rocks and makes the sharp peaks its fortress.
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From there it watches near and far for something to kill and eat.
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Around dead bodies the eagles gather, and the young eagles drink the blood.
Job 40:15-24
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Look at the monster Behemoth; I created him and I created you. He eats grass like a cow,
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but what strength there is in his body, and what power there is in his muscles!
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His tail stands up like a cedar, and the muscles in his legs are strong.
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His bones are as strong as bronze, and his legs are like iron bars.
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The most amazing of all my creatures! Only his Creator can defeat him.
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Grass to feed him grows on the hills where wild beasts play.
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He lies down under the thorn bushes, and hides among the reeds in the swamp.
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The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.
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He is not afraid of a rushing river; he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.
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Who can blind his eyes and capture him? Or who can catch his snout in a trap?
Job 41:1-34
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Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
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Can you put a rope through his snout or put a hook through his jaws?
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Will he beg you to let him go? Will he plead with you for mercy?
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Will he make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
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Will you tie him like a pet bird, like something to amuse your servant women?
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Will fishermen bargain over him? Will merchants cut him up to sell?
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Can you fill his hide with fishing spears or pierce his head with a harpoon?
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Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!
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Anyone who sees Leviathan loses courage and falls to the ground.
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When he is aroused, he is fierce; no one would dare to stand before him.
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Who can attack him and still be safe? No one in all the world can do it.
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Let me tell you about Leviathan's legs and describe how great and strong he is.
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No one can tear off his outer coat or pierce the armor he wears.
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Who can make him open his jaws, ringed with those terrifying teeth?
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His back is made of rows of shields, fastened together and hard as stone.
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Each one is joined so tight to the next, not even a breath can come between.
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They all are fastened so firmly together that nothing can ever pull them apart.
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Light flashes when he sneezes, and his eyes glow like the rising sun.
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Flames blaze from his mouth, and streams of sparks fly out.
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Smoke comes pouring out of his nose, like smoke from weeds burning under a pot.
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His breath starts fires burning; flames leap out of his mouth.
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His neck is so powerful that all who meet him are terrified.
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There is not a weak spot in his skin; it is as hard and unyielding as iron.
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His stony heart is without fear, as unyielding and hard as a millstone.
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When he rises up, even the strongest are frightened; they are helpless with fear.
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There is no sword that can wound him; no spear or arrow or lance that can harm him.
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For him iron is as flimsy as straw, and bronze as soft as rotten wood.
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There is no arrow that can make him run; rocks thrown at him are like bits of straw.
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To him a club is a piece of straw, and he laughs when men throw spears.
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The scales on his belly are like jagged pieces of pottery; they tear up the muddy ground like a threshing sledge.
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He churns up the sea like boiling water and makes it bubble like a pot of oil.
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He leaves a shining path behind him and turns the sea to white foam.
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There is nothing on earth to compare with him; he is a creature that has no fear.
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He looks down on even the proudest animals; he is king of all wild beasts.