Leviticus 11:13–19
¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
¶ And these are they which ye shall haue in abomination among the foules, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: The Eagle, and the Ossifrage, and the Ospray,
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
And the Uulture, and the Kite, after his kinde:
Every raven after his kind;
Euery Rauen after his kinde:
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the Owle, and the nighthauke, & the Cuckow, and the Hawke after his kinde,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
And the little Owle, and the Cormorant, and the great Owle,
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
And the Swanne, and the Pellicane, and the Gier-eagle,
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
And the Storke, the Heron after her kinde, and the Lapwing, and the Batte.
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From verse 13
- Deuteronomy 14:12–20Rank 1 from verse 13
12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
14And every raven after his kind,
15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the Eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kinde,
14And euery rauen after his kinde,
15And the owle, & the night hawke, and the cuckow, and the hawke after his kinde,
16The little owle, and the great owle, and the swanne,
17And the pellicane, and the Geer-eagle, and the cormorant,
18And the Storke, and the Heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the *batte.
19And euery creeping thing that flyeth, is vncleane vnto you: they shall not be eaten.
20 But of all cleane foules ye may eat.
- Habakkuk 1:8Rank 2 from verse 13
8Their 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.
8Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more †fierce then the *euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate.
1SET the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
1¶ † Set the Trumpet to thy mouth: hee shall come as an Eagle against the house of the LORD, because they haue transgressed my Couenant, and trespassed against my Lawe.
- Jeremiah 4:13Rank 4 from verse 13
13Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
13Behold, hee shall come vp as cloudes, and his charets shall bee as a whirlewinde: his horses are swifter then Eagles: woe vnto vs, for wee are spoiled.
- Jeremiah 4:22Rank 5 from verse 13
22For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
22For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me, they are sottish children, and they haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe good they haue no knowledge.
- Jeremiah 48:40Rank 6 from verse 13
- Job 39:27–30Rank 9 from verse 13
27Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
29From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
27Doeth the Eagle mount vp †at thy commaund? and make her nest on high?
28She dwelleth and abideth on the rocke, vpon the cragge of the rocke, and the strong place.
29From thence she seeketh the pray, and her eyes behold a farre off.
30Her yong ones also suck vp blood: and *where the slaine are, there is he.
- Lamentations 4:19Rank 10 from verse 13
- Matthew 24:28Rank 11 from verse 13
- Romans 1:28–32Rank 12 from verse 13
28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
28And euen as they did not like to ‖retaine God in their knowledge, God gaue them ouer to ‖a reprobate minde, to doe those things which are not conuenient:
29Being filled with all vnrighteousnes, fornication, wickednesse, couetousnes, maliciousnes, full of enuie, murther, debate, deceit, malignitie, whisperers,
30Backbiters, haters of God, despitefull, proude, boasters, inuenters of euill things, disobedient to parents;
31Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without ‖naturall affection, implacable, vnmercifull;
32Who knowing the iudgement of God, (that they which commit such things, are worthy of death) not onely do the same, but ‖haue pleasure in them that doe them.
- Romans 3:13–17Rank 13 from verse 13
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17And the way of peace have they not known:
13Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they haue vsed deceit, the poyson of Aspes is vnder their lippes:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16Destruction & misery are in their wayes:
17And the way of peace haue they not knowen.
3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
3For we our selues also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceiued, seruing diuers lusts and pleasures, liuing in malice and enuy, hatefull, and hating one another.
From verse 15
- Luke 12:24Rank 1 from verse 15
24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
24Consider the rauens, for they neither sow nor reape, which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them: How much more are yee better then the foules?
- 1 Kings 17:4Rank 2 from verse 15
- 1 Kings 17:6Rank 3 from verse 15
- Genesis 8:7Rank 4 from verse 15
- Proverbs 30:17Rank 5 from verse 15
17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
17‖The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.
From verse 16
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5–7Rank 1 from verse 16
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
5Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse.
6Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.
7For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night.
- Deuteronomy 14:15–18Rank 2 from verse 16
15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
15And the owle, & the night hawke, and the cuckow, and the hawke after his kinde,
16The little owle, and the great owle, and the swanne,
17And the pellicane, and the Geer-eagle, and the cormorant,
18And the Storke, and the Heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the *batte.
- Ephesians 2:2–3Rank 3 from verse 16
2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the aire, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience,
3Among whom also we all had our conuersation in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling †the desires of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, euen as others:
- Ephesians 4:18–19Rank 4 from verse 16
18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
19Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
18Hauing the vnderstanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the *‖blindnesse of their heart:
19Who being past feeling, haue giuen themselues ouer vnto lasciuiousnesse, to worke all vncleannesse with greedinesse.
- Ephesians 5:7–11Rank 5 from verse 16
7Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
7Bee not yee therefore partakers with them.
8For yee were sometimes darkenesse, but now are yee light in the Lord: walke as children of light,
9(For the fruite of the spirit is in all goodnesse and righteousnesse & trueth.)
10Proouing what is acceptable vnto the Lord:
11And haue no fellowship with the vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse, but rather reproue them.
- Isaiah 13:21–22Rank 6 from verse 16
21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
21††‖†But wilde beastes of the desert shall lye there, and their houses shalbe full of dolefull creatures, and owles shall dwell there, and Satyres shall daunce there.
22†‖And the wilde beastes of the Ilands shal cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is neere to come, and her dayes shall not be prolonged.
- Isaiah 34:11–15Rank 7 from verse 16
11¶ But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
12They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
11¶ *‖The cormorant and the bitterne shall possesse it, the owle also and the rauen shall dwell in it, and he shall stretch out vpon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptinesse.
12They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdome, but none shall bee there, and all her Princes shall bee nothing.
13‖And thornes shall come vp in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shalbe an habitation of dragons, and a court for owles.
14††‖The wilde beasts of the desert shall also meete with the wilde beasts of the Iland and the satyre shall cry to his felow, the shrichowle also shall rest there, & finde for her selfe a place of rest.
15There shall the great owle make her nest, and lay and hatch, and gather vnder her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, euery one with her mate.
- John 3:19–21Rank 8 from verse 16
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
19And this is the condemnation, *that light is come into the world, and men loued darknesse rather then light, because their deedes were euill.
20For euery one that doeth euill, hateth the light, neither commeth to the light, lest his deeds should be ‖reproued.
21But hee that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
- Philippians 3:18–19Rank 9 from verse 16
18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
18(For many walke, of whome I haue told you often, and now tell you euen weeping, that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christ:
19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glorie is in their shame, who minde earthly things.)
- Psalms 102:6Rank 10 from verse 16
- Revelation 18:2Rank 11 from verse 16
2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
2And he cryed mightily with a strōg voyce, saying, *Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of deuils, and the hold of euery foule spirit, and a cage of euery vncleane and hatefull bird:
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Leviticus 11:13
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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abomination
Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.
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1. Winged creatures, especially birds. 2. In the law's phrase “fowls that creep,” winged creeping creatures.
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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.
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A kind of fowl.
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A kind of fowl.
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Leviticus 11:14
A fowl.
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A bird of prey.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: A class, sort, nature, or group sharing common characteristics. Sense 2: Benevolent, gracious, helpful, or gentle.
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Leviticus 11:15
Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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The large, black fowl called a raven.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: A class, sort, nature, or group sharing common characteristics. Sense 2: Benevolent, gracious, helpful, or gentle.
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Leviticus 11:16
A bird that chiefly flies and seeks prey by night.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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A bird of prey.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: A class, sort, nature, or group sharing common characteristics. Sense 2: Benevolent, gracious, helpful, or gentle.
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Leviticus 11:17
A bird that chiefly flies and seeks prey by night.
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A fowl named among unclean birds and associated with desolate places.
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Leviticus 11:18
A kind of fowl.
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A kind of fowl.
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Leviticus 11:19
A large long-legged wading bird of the stork kind.
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A large fish-eating fowl.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: A class, sort, nature, or group sharing common characteristics. Sense 2: Benevolent, gracious, helpful, or gentle.
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A kind of fowl.
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A flying creature classed among the unclean fowls.
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12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
12Whatsoeuer hath no finnes nor scales in the waters, that shalbe an abomination vnto you.
13¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
13¶ And these are they which ye shall haue in abomination among the foules, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: The Eagle, and the Ossifrage, and the Ospray,
Selected passage14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
14And the Uulture, and the Kite, after his kinde:
Selected passage15Every raven after his kind;
15Euery Rauen after his kinde:
Selected passage16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
16And the Owle, and the nighthauke, & the Cuckow, and the Hawke after his kinde,
Selected passage17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
17And the little Owle, and the Cormorant, and the great Owle,
Selected passage18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
18And the Swanne, and the Pellicane, and the Gier-eagle,
Selected passage19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
19And the Storke, the Heron after her kinde, and the Lapwing, and the Batte.
Selected passage20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
20All foules that creepe, going vpon all foure, shalbe an abomination vnto you.