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The most notable reference to flies is found in the book of Exodus, where they are part of the plagues that God sends upon Egypt to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites from bondage. Plague of Flies: In <a href="/exodus/8-20.htm">Exodus 8:20-32</a>, the fourth plague that God inflicts upon Egypt is a swarm of flies. The BSB states, "The LORD said to Moses, 'Rise early in the morning and present yourself to Pharaoh as he goes out to the water. Tell him that this is what the LORD says: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me. But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies, and even the ground where they stand.'" This plague demonstrates God's power over nature and His ability to protect His people, as the land of Goshen, where the Israelites lived, was spared from the flies (<a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Exodus 8:22-23</a>). Symbol of Corruption: Flies are also used metaphorically in the Bible to represent corruption and decay. <a href="/ecclesiastes/10.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a> states, "As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor." This verse illustrates how small, seemingly insignificant actions or elements can lead to the ruin of something valuable or esteemed, much like a few dead flies can spoil a whole batch of perfume. Beelzebub: The term "Beelzebub," often translated as "lord of the flies," is another significant biblical reference. In the New Testament, Beelzebub is used as a name for Satan, the prince of demons. In <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24</a> , the Pharisees accuse Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub: "But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, 'Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.'" This association with flies underscores the unclean and malevolent nature attributed to demonic forces. Cultural and Historical Context: In the ancient Near East, flies were common pests, often associated with disease and filth. Their presence in biblical narratives as instruments of divine judgment or symbols of moral decay would have resonated with the original audience, who understood the nuisance and potential harm flies could cause. In summary, flies in the Bible serve as instruments of divine judgment, symbols of corruption, and representations of demonic influence. Their presence in the biblical text underscores themes of purity, divine power, and the consequences of sin.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div>FlyA genus of insects, of which there are a great many species. Moses declares them and most other insects to be unclean, Le 11:42. They abound in Egypt, and are annoying and vexatious in the extreme, attacking the eyelids, etc., in swarms and with the utmost pertinacity. How intolerable a plague of flies may be, is evident from the fact that whole districts in the Levant have been for a time depopulated by them, the inhabitants being unable to stand against their incessant attacks, <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Exodus 8:24</a>. The Philistines and Canaanites adored Beelzebub, the fly-god, probably as a patron to protect them against these tormenting insects. In <a href="/context/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a>, the prophet describing the armies of Egypt and Assyria, each under the symbol of one of the prevalent insects in those countries, says, "And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt;" (or rather, as the same Hebrew word is rendered in <a href="/context/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a>, the fly that is in the borders of the streams of Egypt,)" and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria." It is thought by some that the fly here spoken of is the zimb, or Ethiopian fly, of which Mr. Bruce says, "It is, in size, very little larger than a bee, of a thicker proportion, and has wings which are broader than those of a bee, placed separate, like those of a fly; they are of pure gauze, without color or spot upon them; the head is large. As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger. No remedy remains but to leave the black earth, and hasten down to the sands of the desert; and there they remain while the rains last, this cruel enemy never daring to pursue them farther." The camel is also obliged to fly before these insects; and the elephant and rhinoceros coat themselves with a thick armor of mud. <a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Hebrews zebub, (<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a>). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (q.v.). The prophet Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">7:18</a>) alludes to some poisonous fly which was believed to be found on the confines of Egypt, and which would be called by the Lord. Poisonous flies exist in many parts of Africa, for instance, the different kinds of tsetse.Hebrews `arob, the name given to the insects sent as a plague on the land of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21</a>-31; <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a>; <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">105:31</a>). The LXX. render this by a word which means the "dog-fly," the cynomuia. The Jewish commentators regarded the Hebrew word here as connected with the word 'arab, which means "mingled;" and they accordingly supposed the plague to consist of a mixed multitude of animals, beasts, reptiles, and insects. But there is no doubt that "the 'arab" denotes a single definite species. Some interpreters regard it as the Blatta orientalis, the cockroach, a species of beetle. These insects "inflict very painful bites with their jaws; gnaw and destroy clothes, household furniture, leather, and articles of every kind, and either consume or render unavailable all eatables." <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. i.) To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.2. (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.3. (v. i.) To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.4. (v. i.) To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.5. (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.6. (v. i.) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart.7. (v. t.) To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.8. (v. t.) To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.9. (v. t.) To hunt with a hawk.10. (v. i.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.11. (v. i.) Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera.12. (n.) A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.13. (n.) A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.14. (n.) A parasite.15. (n.) A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse.16. (n.) The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the union to the extreme end.17. (n.) The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.18. (v. i.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.19. (v. i.) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.20. (n.) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below).21. (n.) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.22. (n.) The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.23. (n.) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.24. (v. i.) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press.25. (n.) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work.26. (n.) The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place.27. (n.) One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.28. (n.) The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.29. (n.) A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.30. (a.) Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>FLY(Verb; `uph petaomai, or, contracted, ptaomai): Used in preference to "flee" when great speed is to be indicated. "To fly" is used: (1) Literally, of birds, `uph (<a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20</a> <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6</a>); da'ah (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49</a>), of sparks (<a href="/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7</a>); of the arrow (<a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Psalm 91:5</a>); of the seraphim (<a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2, 6</a>); of an angel (<a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a>, ya`aph, "to be caused to fly"); of swift action or movement (<a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Jeremiah 48:40</a>); of people (<a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a>); of a fleet (<a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Isaiah 60:8</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">1 Samuel 15:19, 14:32</a>, `asah, "to do," etc.). (2) Figuratively, of a dream (<a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a>); of man's transitory life (<a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a>); of riches (<a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Proverbs 23:5</a>); of national glory (<a href="/hosea/9-11.htm">Hosea 9:11</a>). For "fly" the Revised Version (British and American) has "soar" (<a href="/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26</a>) "fly down" (<a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a>); for "flying" (<a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a>) the American Standard Revised Version has "hovering." W. L. WalkerFLY; FLIESfli fliz `arobh (<a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a>; <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Psalm 105:31</a>; Septuagint kunomuia; "dog-fly"), zebhubh (<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a>; Septuagint muiai, "flies"); compare ba`al-zebhubh, "Baal-zebub" (<a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a>), and beelzeboul, "Beelzebul," or beelzeboub, "Beelzebub" (<a href="/matthew/10-25.htm">Matthew 10:25</a>; <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24, 27</a> <a href="/luke/11-15.htm">Luke 11:15, 18, 19</a>); compare Arabic dhubab, "fly" or "bee"; (Note: "dh" for Arabic dhal, pronounced like "d" or "z" or like th in "the"): The references in Psalms as well as in Exodus are to the plague of flies, and the word `arobh is rendered "swarm of flies" throughout, except in <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a>; <a href="/psalms/105-31.htm">Psalm 105:31</a> the King James Version, where we find "divers sorts of flies" (compare Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) omne genus muscarum). In <a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">Exodus 8:21</a> we read, "I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are"; in <a href="/exodus/8-24.htm">Exodus 8:24</a>,. "the land was corrupted by reason of the swarms of flies"; in <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a>, "He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them." There has been much speculation as to what the insects were, but all the texts cited, including even <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Psalm 78:45</a>, may apply perfectly well to the common house fly (Musca domestica). Some species of blue-bottle fly (Calliphora) might also suit. The other word, zebhubh, occurs in <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:1</a>, "Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor"; and <a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a>, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that Yahweh will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria:" The house fly would fit perfectly the reference in each, but that in Isaiah would seem to suggest rather one of the horse flies (Tabanidae) or gad flies (Oestridae). Whatever fly may be meant, it is used as a symbol for the military power of Egypt, as the bee for that of Assyria. Owing to deficiencies in public and private hygiene, and also for other reasons, house flies and others are unusually abundant in Palestine and Egypt and are agents in the transmission of cholera, typhoid fever, ophthalmia and anthrax. Glossina morsitans, the tsetse fly, which is fatal to many domestic animals, and Glossina palpalis which transmits the sleeping sickness, are abundant in tropical Africa, but do not reach Egypt proper. See <a href="../p/plague.htm">PLAGUE</a>. Alfred Ely Day<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4072.htm">4072. petomai -- to fly</a> ... 4071, 4072. petomai. 4073 . to fly. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: petomai Phonetic Spelling: (pet'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I fly Definition: I fly ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4072.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4422.htm">4422. ptoeo -- to terrify</a> ... with panic. 4422 (from the root meaning, "fly") -- properly, ; (figuratively) , like when someone "flies off" into , behavior. 4422 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4422.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1600.htm">1600. ekpetannumi -- more exceedingly</a> ... stretch forth. From ek and a form of petomai; to fly out, ie (by analogy) to extend -- stretch forth. see GREEK ek. see GREEK petomai. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1600.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/954.htm">954. Beelzeboul -- Beelzebul, a name of Satan</a> ... Satan, the chief of evil spirits. 954 (translaterated from OT 1176, "the lord of flies" or "fly-god," cf. 2 Ki 1:2) -- Beelzebul ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/954.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1675.htm">1675. daah -- to fly swiftly, dart through the air</a> ... daah. 1676 . to fly swiftly, dart through the air. Transliteration: daah Phonetic Spelling: (daw-aw') Short Definition: swiftly. Word Origin a prim. ... fly. ... /hebrew/1675.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2070.htm">2070. zebub -- a fly</a> ... 2069, 2070. zebub. 2071 . a fly. Transliteration: zebub Phonetic Spelling: (zeb-oob') Short Definition: flies. Word Origin ... fly (1). fly. ... /hebrew/2070.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5774a.htm">5774a. uph -- to fly</a> ... 5774, 5774a. uph. 5774b . to fly. Transliteration: uph Short Definition: flying. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to fly NASB ... /hebrew/5774a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/82.htm">82. abar -- to fly</a> ... to fly. Transliteration: abar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-bar') Short Definition: soars. Word Origin from an unused word Definition to fly NASB Word Usage soars (1). ... /hebrew/82.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm">5774. uwph -- to fly</a> ... to fly. Transliteration: uwph Phonetic Spelling: (oof) Short Definition: brandish. brandish, be wax faint, flee away, fly away, set, shine forth, weary ... /hebrew/5774.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5327a.htm">5327a. natsah -- perhaps to fly</a> ... natsah. 5327b . perhaps to fly. Transliteration: natsah Short Definition: fled. Word Origin a prim. root Definition perhaps to fly NASB Word Usage fled (1). ... /hebrew/5327a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6524c.htm">6524c. parach -- to fly</a> ... parach. 6525 . to fly. Transliteration: parach Short Definition: birds. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to fly NASB Word Usage birds (2). ... /hebrew/6524c.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5327.htm">5327. natsah -- perhaps to fly</a> ... natsah. 5327a . perhaps to fly. Transliteration: natsah Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsaw') Short Definition: waste. be laid waste, ruinous, strive together ... /hebrew/5327.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5860.htm">5860. iyt -- to scream, shriek</a> ... 5859, 5860. iyt. 5860a . to scream, shriek. Transliteration: iyt Phonetic Spelling: (eet) Short Definition: fly. fly, rail A primitive ... /hebrew/5860.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6524.htm">6524. parach -- to bud, sprout, shoot</a> ... abroad, abundantly, blossom, break forth out, bud, flourish, make fly, grow, A primitive root; to break forth as a bud, ie Bloom ... /hebrew/6524.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/chapter_4_name_the_soul.htm">Even the Soul of a Fly is More Excellent than the Light.</a> ... Concerning Two Souls, Against the Manich??ans. Chapter 4. "Even the Soul of a Fly is More Excellent Than the Light. 4. And here ... /.../chapter 4 name the soul.htm<a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_vi_that_those_who.htm">That those who Fly from the Burden of Rule through Humility are ...</a> ... That those who fly from the burden of rule through humility are then truly humble when they resist not the divine decrees. There ... /.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter vi that those who.htm<a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/clxiii_fain_would_my_thoughts.htm">Fain Would My Thoughts Fly up to Thee,</a> ... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CLXIII Fain would my thoughts fly up to Thee,. Thy peace, sweet LORD, to find; But when I offer, still the world. ... /.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/clxiii fain would my thoughts.htm<a href="/library/law/the_way_to_divine_knowledge/way-1-27_this_is_the_infidelity.htm">This is the Infidelity that You have Forced Me to Fly From...</a> ... [Way-1-27] This is the infidelity that you have forced me to fly from? This is the infidelity that you have forced me to fly from ... /.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-27 this is the infidelity.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xx_st_ambrose_declares.htm">St. Ambrose Declares his Desire that Some Angel Would Fly to Him ...</a> ... St. Ambrose's Exposition of the Christian Faith. Book I. Chapter XX. St. Ambrose declares his desire that some angel would fly to him to purify him? St. ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xx st ambrose declares.htm<a href="/library/various/the_hymnal_of_the_protestant_episcopal_church_in_the_usa/rogation_days_182_to_thee.htm">Rogation Days 182. To Thee Our God we Fly</a> ... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Rogation Days 182. To thee our God we fly. 6.6.6.6.8.8 ... Refrain. W. Walsham How, 1871. To thee our God we fly. For mercy and for grace; ... /.../rogation days 182 to thee.htm<a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_v_of_those_who.htm">Of those who are Able to Profit Others by virtuous Example in ...</a> ... Selected Epistles, OF GREGORY THE GREAT BISHOP OF ROME, Chapter V. Of those who are able to profit others by virtuous example in supreme rule, but fly from it ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/leo/writings of leo the great/chapter v of those who.htm<a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_lviii_that_maximin_who_had.htm">That Maximin, who had Persecuted the Christians, was Compelled to ...</a> ... Book I. Chapter LVIII."That Maximin, who had persecuted the Christians, was compelled to fly, and conceal himself in the Disguise of a Slave. ... /.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter lviii that maximin who had.htm<a href="/library/augustine/sermons_on_selected_lessons_of_the_new_testament/sermon_xix_on_the_words.htm">On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xix. 28, "Come unto Me, all Ye ...</a> ... Dost thou choose to fly from Him, and not rather to Him? Find out then whither thou canst escape, and so fly. But if thou canst ... /.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xix on the words.htm<a href="/library/eucherius/the_formulae_of_st_eucherius_of_lyons/iv_on_the_animals.htm">On the Animals</a> ... The birds are the saints, because they fly to the higher heart; in the gospel: and he made great branches that the birds of the air might live in their shade. ... /.../eucherius/the formulae of st eucherius of lyons/iv on the animals.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/fly.htm">Fly (33 Occurrences)</a> ... Hebrews zebub, (Ecclesiastes 10:1; Isaiah 7:18). This fly was so grievous a pest that the Phoenicians invoked against it the aid of their god Baal-zebub (qv). ... /f/fly.htm - 26k<a href="/topical/f/field-fly.htm">Field-fly (2 Occurrences)</a> Field-fly. Field, Field-fly. Field-mouse . Multi-Version Concordance Field-fly (2 Occurrences). Joel 1:4 What the worm ... /f/field-fly.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/g/gad-fly.htm">Gad-fly (1 Occurrence)</a> Gad-fly. Gadfly, Gad-fly. Gadi . Multi-Version Concordance Gad-fly (1 Occurrence). Jeremiah 46:20 Egypt is a very fair ... /g/gad-fly.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/d/dog-fly.htm">Dog-fly (1 Occurrence)</a> Dog-fly. Dog-flies, Dog-fly. Dogged . Multi-Version Concordance Dog-fly (1 Occurrence). Psalms 105:31 He gave the word ... /d/dog-fly.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/f/flies.htm">Flies (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Fly. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FLY; FLIES. fli fliz `arobh (Exodus 8:21 Psalm 78 ... /f/flies.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/g/gnat.htm">Gnat (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Easton's Bible Dictionary Only in Matthew 23:24, a small two-winged stinging fly of the genus Culex, which includes mosquitoes. ... /g/gnat.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/i/insects.htm">Insects (17 Occurrences)</a> ... of insects or words referring to them: ant, bald locust, bee, beetle, cankerworm, caterpillar, creeping thing, cricket, crimson, flea, fly, gnat, grasshopper ... /i/insects.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/f/flying.htm">Flying (22 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly. ... for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. (See RSV). ... /f/flying.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/w/wing.htm">Wing (18 Occurrences)</a> ... 20. (vt) To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with celerity. 21. ... 22. (vt) To transport by flight; to cause to fly. 23. ... /w/wing.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/s/swiftly.htm">Swiftly (15 Occurrences)</a> ... (See NAS). Jeremiah 48:40 For thus says Yahweh: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. (See NAS RSV). ... /s/swiftly.htm - 10k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/actuality-potentiality.html">What are actuality and potentiality? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/unclean-evening.html">Why did the time period of being unclean end in the evening? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/empty-nest-syndrome.html">How can Christian parents deal with empty-nest syndrome? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/fly.htm">Fly: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Fly (33 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a> Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they? (WEY)<a href="/matthew/23-24.htm">Matthew 23:24</a> You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel. (BBE)<a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Revelation 9:6</a> In those days people will seek death, and will in no way find it. They will desire to die, and death will flee from them. (See RSV)<a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a> Two 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. (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Revelation 14:6</a> I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people. (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17</a> I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, "Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20</a> God said, "Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/8-31.htm">Exodus 8:31</a> Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people. There remained not one. (See NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Deuteronomy 19:5</a> as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to chop wood, and his hand fetches a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slips from the handle, and lights on his neighbor, so that he dies; he shall flee to one of these cities and live: (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">1 Samuel 15:19</a> Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/22-11.htm">2 Samuel 22:11</a> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/job/5-7.htm">Job 5:7</a> but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/9-25.htm">Job 9:25</a> "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good, (See NIV)<a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a> He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/job/39-26.htm">Job 39:26</a> Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? (KJV DBY WBS)<a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalms 18:10</a> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. (KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalms 55:6</a> I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalms 90:10</a> The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4</a> Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. (YLT)<a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Proverbs 23:5</a> Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. (KJV WBS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a> Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. (KJV JPS ASV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/7-18.htm">Isaiah 7:18</a> It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon will obey them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Isaiah 60:8</a> "Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/48-9.htm">Jeremiah 48:9</a> Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get her away: and her cities shall become a desolation, without any to dwell therein. (WEB JPS ASV RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/48-40.htm">Jeremiah 48:40</a> For thus says Yahweh: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Jeremiah 49:22</a> Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/13-20.htm">Ezekiel 13:20</a> Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls whom you hunt to make them fly. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a> yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/hosea/9-11.htm">Hosea 9:11</a> As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird. There will be no birth, none with child, and no conception. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16</a> You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips, and flees away. (See NIV)<a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Nahum 3:17</a> Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm">Habakkuk 1:8</a> Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour. 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