And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
The 1611 reading
And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 19:4
Complete exact-word concordance
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.
BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
¶ Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, be merciful vnto me, for my soule trusteth in thee: yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, vntill these calamities bee ouerpast.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
I will abide in thy Tabernacle for euer: I will trust in the couert of thy wings. Selah.
1611 marginal noteOr, make my refuge.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Because thou hast bene my helpe; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I reioyce.
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Hee shall couer thee with his feathers, and vnder his wings shalt thou trust: his trueth shall bee thy shield and buckler.
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen.
1611 marginal noteHeb. wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly vpon?
¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
1611 marginal noteOr, conscience.
1611 marginal noteExod.22.28.
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