Revelation 12:14

And there were given unto the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, into her place,—where she is nourished, a season and seasons and half a season, from the face of the serpent.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

In Context

13And, when the dragon saw that he was cast to the earth, he pursued the woman who had brought forth the manchild.

15And the serpent cast out of his mouth, after the woman, water as a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

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Cross References

Exodus 19:4Ye, have seen what I did unto the Egyptians,—And how I bare you upon wings of eagles, And brought you in unto myself:—

Psalms 55:6Then I said—Oh that there were given me a pinion, like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest:

Daniel 7:25and, words against the Most High, will he speak, and, the holy ones of the Highest, will he afflict,—and will hope to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand, for a season and seasons and the dividing of a season,

Revelation 11:2and, the court that is outside the Sanctuary, cast thou outside, and do not measure, it, because it hath been given unto the nations, and, the holy city, shall they tread under foot, forty and two months.

Revelation 17:3And he carried me away into a desert, in spirit. And I saw a woman, sitting upon a scarlet wild-beast full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 12:13-17

The Woman and the Dragon. ( a. d. 95.) 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for… Read the whole commentary →

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