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Psalms 104:17

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Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
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  1. Psalms 104:12Rank 1 from verse 17
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    12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

  2. Leviticus 11:19Rank 2 from verse 17
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    19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

  3. Daniel 4:21Rank 3 from verse 17
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    21Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

  4. Ezekiel 31:6Rank 4 from verse 17
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    6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

  5. Jeremiah 22:23Rank 5 from verse 17
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    23O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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Psalms 104:17

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

nests

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Sense 1: Places prepared by birds for eggs and young. Sense 2: Figuratively, dwellings, refuges, secure positions, or accumulated possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

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18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

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