Isaiah 31:5

As tzipporim (birds) flying, 1 so will Hashem Tzva'os defend Yerushalayim; 1 defending also He will deliver it; 1 and paso'ach (passing over) He will preserve it.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

In Context

4For thus saith Hashem unto me, 1 Just as the aryeh (lion) and the young lion roars over his prey, 1 when a multitude of ro'im (shepherds) is called forth against him, 1 he will not be afraid of their clamor, 1 nor disturb himself because of the noise of them; 1 so shall Hashem Tzva'os come down 1 to fight for Mount Tziyon, 1 and for the givah (hill) thereof. 1

6Shuvu (turn ye, return) unto Him from Whom the Bnei Yisroel have deeply revolted.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:27That ye shall say, It is the zevach of Hashemʼs Pesach, who pasach (passed over, skipped, spared) the batim (households) of the Bnei Yisroel in Mitzrayim, when He struck down the Egyptians, and spared bateinu (our houses). And the people bowed down and worshiped.

Deuteronomy 32:11As a nesher stirreth up her ken (nest), 1 fluttereth over her young, 1 spreadeth her wings, taketh them up, 1 beareth them on her wings, 1

Psalms 37:40And Hashem helps them, and delivers them; 1 He shall deliver them from the resha'im, and save them, 1 because they take refuge in Him.

Psalms 46:6Elohim is in the midst of it; + 46:6 i.e., the Ir Elohim it shall not be moved; 1 Elohim shall help it at early boker. 1

Isaiah 10:14And my yad hath found like a ken (nest) 1 the riches of the nations; 1 and like one gathereth beitzim (eggs) that are left, 1 have I gathered kol ha'aretz; 1 and there was none that moved the wing, 1 or opened the beak, or peeped. 1

Isaiah 37:35For I will defend this city to save it for Mine Own sake, and for the sake of Dovid Avdi.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 31:2-6

Confidence in Egypt Reproved. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord ! 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. 3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh,… Read the whole commentary →

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