I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
Parallel translations
- KJV And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
- BSB I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
- NKJV So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
- NASB I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
- NLT Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ps 11:1For the Chief Musician. By David. In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain!”
- Rev 12:14Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
- Ps 139:9If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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