45 verses contain “fly” (in the KJV: 39, in the BSB: 26) — showing 1–45
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And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may
fly above the earth in the open
firmament of heaven.
And God said, “Let the waters
teem with living creatures, and let birds
fly above the earth in the open
expanse of the sky.”
And he sent forth a
raven, which went forth to and
fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
and sent out a
raven. It kept
flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of
flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.
and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of
flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one
fly remained.
All
flying insects that walk on all fours are
detestable to you.
Yet these may ye eat of every
flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to
leap withal upon the earth;
However, you may eat the following kinds of
flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for
hopping on the ground.
All other
flying insects that have four legs are
detestable to you.
And every
creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
Wherefore then
didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but
didst fly upon the
spoil, and
didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you
rush upon the
plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
And he
rode upon a
cherub, and did
fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
He shall
fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:
yea, he shall be
chased away as a vision of the night.
He will
fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be
chased away like a vision in the night.
Doth the
hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Does the
hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
And he
rode upon a
cherub, and did
fly:
yea, he did
fly upon the wings of the wind.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a
dove! for then would I
fly away, and be at rest.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a
dove! I would
fly away and find rest.
The days of our years are
threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be
fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we
fly away.
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Beasts, and all cattle;
creeping things, and
flying fowl:
wild animals and all cattle,
crawling creatures and
flying birds,
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they
fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
When you
glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and
flies like an eagle to the sky.
As the bird by wandering, as the
swallow by
flying, so the
curse causeless shall not come.
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with
twain he covered his face, and with
twain he covered his feet, and with
twain he did
fly.
Above Him stood
seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were
flying.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the
fly that is in the
uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the
bee that is in the land of Assyria.
On that day the LORD will
whistle to the
flies at the
farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
But they shall
fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall
spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon
Edom and Moab; and the children of
Ammon shall obey them.
They will
swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will
plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on
Edom and Moab, and the
Ammonites will be subject to them.
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that
smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a
cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a
fiery flying serpent.
Do not
rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a
viper will spring from the root of the
snake, and a
flying serpent from its egg.
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the
viper and
fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young
asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of
hardship and distress, of
lioness and lion, of
viper and
flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of
donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Like birds
hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?
For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
Behold, he shall come up and
fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over
Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of
Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Look! An eagle will
soar and
swoop down, spreading its wings over
Bozrah. In that day the hearts of
Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your
pillows,
wherewith ye there
hunt the souls to make them
fly, and I will
tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye
hunt to make them
fly.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you
ensnare souls like birds, and I will
tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man
Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to
fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening
oblation.
while I was still praying,
Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
As for Ephraim, their glory shall
fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the
womb, and from the conception.
Ephraim’s glory will
fly away like a bird, with no birth, no
pregnancy, and no conception.
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they
flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
Your guards are like the
swarming locust, and your
scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they
fly away, and no one knows where.
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening
wolves: and their
horsemen shall spread themselves, and their
horsemen shall come from far; they shall
fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the
flash of Your
flying arrows, at the brightness of Your
shining spear.
Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a
flying scroll.
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
“What do you see?” asked the angel. “I see a
flying scroll,” I replied, “twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a
flying eagle.
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a
calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
And I
beheld, and heard an angel
flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice,
Woe,
woe,
woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the
trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
And as I observed, I heard an eagle
flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “
Woe!
Woe!
Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the
trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might
fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is
nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to
fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was
nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
And I saw another angel
fly in the midst of heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to
preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
Then I saw another angel
flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to
proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he
cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that
fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather
yourselves together unto the
supper of the great God;
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he
cried out in a loud voice to all the birds
flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great
supper of God,
Fire, and
hail, and
flying swords, and many waters, that all fields may be full, and all rivers, with the abundance of great waters.
Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark.
The
bee is little among such as
fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things.
Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls.
The noise of the
thunder maketh the earth to
tremble: so
doth the northern storm and the
whirlwind: as birds
flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:
