Gen 7:14

(NIV)
They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.
(ESV)
they and every beast, according to its kind, and all the livestock according to their kinds, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, according to its kind, and every bird, according to its kind, every winged creature.

Gen 15:10

(NIV)
Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.
(ESV)
And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half.

Lev 14:4

(NIV)
the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.
(ESV)
the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

Lev 14:5

(NIV)
Then the priest shall order that one of the birds be killed over fresh water in a clay pot.
(ESV)
And the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water.

Lev 14:6

(NIV)
He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.
(ESV)
He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

Lev 14:7

(NIV)
Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the defiling disease, and then pronounce them clean. After that, he is to release the live bird in the open fields.

(ESV)
And he shall sprinkle it seven times on him who is to be cleansed of the leprous disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird go into the open field.

Lev 14:49

(NIV)
To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.
(ESV)
And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,

Lev 14:50

(NIV)
He shall kill one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
(ESV)
and shall kill one of the birds in an earthenware vessel over fresh water

Lev 14:51

(NIV)
Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
(ESV)
and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.

Lev 14:52

(NIV)
He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn.
(ESV)
Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn.

Lev 14:53

(NIV)
Then he is to release the live bird in the open fields outside the town. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.’

(ESV)
And he shall let the live bird go out of the city into the open country. So he shall make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.”

Deut 4:17

(NIV)
or like any animal on earth or any bird that flies in the air,
(ESV)
the likeness of any animal that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged bird that flies in the air,

Deut 14:11

(NIV)
You may eat any clean bird.
(ESV)
“You may eat all clean birds.

Deut 22:6

(NIV)
If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young.
(ESV)
If you come across a bird’s nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young.

Neh 5:18

(NIV)
Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people.

(ESV)
Now what was prepared at my expense for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.

Job 41:5

(NIV)
Can you make a pet of it like a bird
or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
(ESV)
Will you play with him as with a bird,
or will you put him on a leash for your girls?

Ps 8:8

(NIV)
the birds in the sky,
and the fish in the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
(ESV)
the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

(NIV)

For the director of music. Of David.

(ESV)

To the choirmaster. Of David.

Ps 11:1

(NIV)
In the Lord I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
‘Flee like a bird to your mountain.
(ESV)
In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
Flee like a bird to your mountain,

Ps 84:3

(NIV)
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young –
a place near your altar,
Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
(ESV)
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.

Ps 102:7

(NIV)
I lie awake; I have become
like a bird alone on a roof.
(ESV)
I lie awake;
I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

Ps 104:17

(NIV)
There the birds make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
(ESV)
In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.

Ps 124:7

(NIV)
We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
(ESV)
We have escaped like a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!

Ps 148:10

(NIV)
wild animals and all cattle,
small creatures and flying birds,
(ESV)
Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds!

Prov 6:5

(NIV)
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
(ESV)
save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Prov 7:23

(NIV)
till an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.
(ESV)
till an arrow pierces its liver;
as a bird rushes into a snare;
he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Prov 26:2

(NIV)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
(ESV)
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
a curse that is causeless does not alight.

Prov 27:8

(NIV)
Like a bird that flees its nest
is anyone who flees from home.
(ESV)
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.

Eccl 9:12

(NIV)
Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

As fish are caught in a cruel net,
or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times
that fall unexpectedly upon them.
(ESV)
For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.

Eccl 12:4

(NIV)
when the doors to the street are closed
and the sound of grinding fades;
when people rise up at the sound of birds,
but all their songs grow faint;
(ESV)
and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low

Isa 31:5

(NIV)
Like birds hovering overhead,
the Lord Almighty will shield Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver it,
he will “pass over” it and will rescue it.’
(ESV)
Like birds hovering, so the Lord of hosts
will protect Jerusalem;
he will protect and deliver it;
he will spare and rescue it.”

Lam 3:52

(NIV)
Those who were my enemies without cause
hunted me like a bird.
(ESV)
“I have been hunted like a bird
by those who were my enemies without cause;

Ezek 17:23

(NIV)
On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.
(ESV)
On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.

Ezek 39:4

(NIV)
On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals.
(ESV)
You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your hordes and the peoples who are with you. I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Ezek 39:17

(NIV)
‘Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: call out to every kind of bird and all the wild animals: “Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrifice I am preparing for you, the great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.
(ESV)
“As for you, son of man, thus says the Lord God: Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field: ‘Assemble and come, gather from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood.

Hos 11:11

(NIV)
They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,
from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,’
declares the Lord.
(ESV)
they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt,
and like doves from the land of Assyria,
and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord.

Amos 3:5

(NIV)
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
when no bait is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has not caught anything?
(ESV)
Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth,
when there is no trap for it?
Does a snare spring up from the ground,
when it has taken nothing?

Matt 10:29

(NIV)
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.
(ESV)
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

Matt 10:31

(NIV)
So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

(ESV)
Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:6

(NIV)
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
(ESV)
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

Luke 12:7

(NIV)
Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

(ESV)
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

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