Eagles are among the most powerful and majestic creatures in nature, and the Bible uses them repeatedly as symbols of strength, renewal, vision, and God’s protective care. When Scripture mentions eagles, it’s not random.
These birds represent qualities that God wants to develop in His people: the ability to rise above circumstances, the strength to endure, the vision to see beyond immediate challenges, and the courage to soar where others can’t.
What makes eagles such powerful biblical imagery is their unique characteristics. They build their nests in high, secure places. They can fly higher than almost any other bird. Their eyesight is incredibly sharp, allowing them to spot prey from miles away.
They teach their young to fly by literally pushing them out of the nest, then swooping down to catch them if they fall. All of these traits carry spiritual significance that Scripture uses to teach us about God’s nature and our identity in Him.
Bible Verses About Eagles
- Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
- Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
- Deuteronomy 32:11
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.
- Psalm 103:5
Who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
- Proverbs 30:18-19
There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
- Job 39:27-28
Does the eagle soar at your command and build its nest on high? It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night; a rocky crag is its stronghold.
- Revelation 4:7
The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
- Ezekiel 1:10
Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.
- Deuteronomy 28:49
The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand.
- Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.
- Lamentations 4:19
Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the desert.
- Hosea 8:1
Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.
- Obadiah 1:4
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.
- Micah 1:16
Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.
- Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour.
- Matthew 24:28
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
- Proverbs 23:5
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
- Job 9:25-26
My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy. They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.
- Revelation 12:14
The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent’s reach.
- 2 Samuel 1:23
Saul and Jonathan, in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- Jeremiah 4:13
Look! He advances like the clouds, his chariots come like a whirlwind, his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! We are ruined!
- Ezekiel 17:3
Say to them, This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar.
- Daniel 7:4
The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.
- Psalm 91:4
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
- Jeremiah 48:40
This is what the Lord says: Look! An eagle is swooping down, spreading its wings over Moab.
- Ezekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
- Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
- Job 39:29-30
From there it looks for food; its eyes detect it from afar. Its young ones feast on blood, and where the slain are, there it is.
- Jeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Hosea 11:11
They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes, declares the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 32:10-11
In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.
- Psalm 68:13
Even while you sleep among the sheep pens, the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver, its feathers with shining gold.
- Isaiah 46:11
From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.
- Revelation 8:13
As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!
- Luke 17:37
Where, Lord? they asked. He replied, Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.
Our Summary on What The Bible Says About Eagles
The eagle in Scripture represents God’s strength, protection, and the supernatural renewal He offers to His people.
The most famous verse about eagles, Isaiah 40:31, promises that those who wait on the Lord will soar like eagles, a powerful image of rising above circumstances through God’s strength rather than our own.
This isn’t about our natural abilities. It’s about what happens when we anchor our hope in God. Eagles also symbolize God’s protective care. Just as an eagle carries its young on its wings and catches them when they fall, God carries us through difficult seasons and never lets us crash.
The imagery of being carried on eagles’ wings appears when God reminds Israel how He brought them out of Egypt. It’s personal, protective, and powerful.
What’s remarkable about eagles is how they use storms. While other birds seek shelter, eagles fly into the storm and use the wind currents to lift them higher.
That’s the life God calls us to, not one where we avoid every difficulty, but one where we trust Him to use the hard seasons to lift us to new heights. When you feel exhausted, defeated, or ready to give up, remember that God promises to renew your strength like the eagle’s.
You’ll soar again. You’ll run without growing weary. You’ll walk without fainting. That’s not optimism. That’s the promise of a God who specializes in renewal.
Say This Prayer for Eagles
Heavenly Father, thank You for the promise that those who hope in You will soar on wings like eagles. I need that renewed strength today. I’m tired of feeling weak, exhausted, and unable to rise above my circumstances.
Lift me up on Your wings and carry me through this season. Help me to trust You like an eaglet trusts its parent, even when You push me out of my comfort zone. Give me the eagle’s vision to see beyond my immediate situation and fix my eyes on Your promises.
Renew my youth, restore my strength, and help me to soar in the power of Your Spirit. Let my life reflect the majesty and strength that only comes from abiding in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
