Meaning of “fly”
Fly — Heb. zebub, (Eccl. 10:1; Isa. 7:18). 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 (7:18) 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. Heb. 'arob, the name given to the insects sent as a plague on the land of Egypt (Ex. 8:21-31; Ps. 78:45; 105:31). 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."
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Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 20 — And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Leviticus Chapter 11 Verse 21 — Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; Leviticus Chapter 11 Verse 23 — But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 1 Samuel Chapter 15 Verse 19 — 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? 2 Samuel Chapter 22 Verse 11 — And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. Job Chapter 5 Verse 7 — Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. Job Chapter 20 Verse 8 — He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. Job Chapter 39 Verse 26 — Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? Psalms Chapter 18 Verse 10 — And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. Psalms Chapter 55 Verse 6 — And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Psalms Chapter 90 Verse 10 — The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Psalms Chapter 148 Verse 10 — Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: Proverbs Chapter 23 Verse 5 — Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs Chapter 26 Verse 2 — As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. Isaiah Chapter 6 Verse 2 — 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. Isaiah Chapter 7 Verse 18 — 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, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. Isaiah Chapter 11 Verse 14 — But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. Isaiah Chapter 14 Verse 29 — Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. Isaiah Chapter 30 Verse 6 — The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. Isaiah Chapter 31 Verse 5 — As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. Isaiah Chapter 60 Verse 8 — Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Jeremiah Chapter 48 Verse 40 — For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. Jeremiah Chapter 49 Verse 22 — Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. Ezekiel Chapter 13 Verse 20 — Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. Daniel Chapter 9 Verse 21 — Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even 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 oblation. Hosea Chapter 9 Verse 11 — As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. Habakkuk Chapter 1 Verse 8 — Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. Zechariah Chapter 5 Verse 1 — Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. Zechariah Chapter 5 Verse 2 — And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. Romans Chapter 3 Verse 2 — Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. Romans Chapter 13 Verse 9 — For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Philippians Chapter 4 Verse 22 — All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household. 1 Peter Chapter 5 Verse 12 — By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. 2 Peter Chapter 2 Verse 10 — But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Revelation Chapter 4 Verse 7 — And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. Revelation Chapter 8 Verse 13 — And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! Revelation Chapter 12 Verse 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 a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Revelation Chapter 14 Verse 6 — And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 17 — And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
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