Strong's Lexicon They sweep by חָ֭לְפוּ (ḥā·lə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2498: 1) to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass on quickly 1a2) to pass away (vanish) 1a3) to come on anew, sprout again (of grass) 1a4) to pass through 1a5) to overstep, transgress 1b) (Piel) to cause to pass, change 1c) (Hiph) 1c1) to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew 1c2) to show newness (of tree) like עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as 1e) beside, except 1f) in spite of boats אֳנִיּ֣וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 591: 1) ship 1a) men of ships, seamen of papyrus, אֵבֶ֑ה (’ê·ḇeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 16: 1) reed, papyrus ++++ Probably ships made of reeds or papyrus were the clipper sailing ships of those days because of their speed. like an eagle כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר (kə·ne·šer) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5404: 1) eagle, vulture, griffon-vulture swooping down יָט֥וּשׂ (yā·ṭūś) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2907: 1) (Qal) to dart, flutter, rush on עֲלֵי־ (‘ă·lê-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although its prey. אֹֽכֶל׃ (’ō·ḵel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 400: 1) food 1a) cereal 1b) meat 2) food supply 3) meal, dinner Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. Young's Literal Translation They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. Holman Christian Standard Bible They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. New American Standard Bible "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. King James Bible They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey. Parallel Verses New International Version They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey. New Living Translation It disappears like a swift papyrus boat, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. English Standard Version They go by like skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on the prey. New American Standard Bible "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. King James Bible They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. Holman Christian Standard Bible They sweep by like boats made of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. International Standard Version They pass by like a ship made of reeds, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. NET Bible They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey. American Standard Version They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. English Revised Version They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that swoopeth on the prey. Young's Literal Translation They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food. Cross References Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; Job 39:29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Isaiah 18:2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! Habakkuk 1:8 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. Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job 9:25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? Job 9:23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 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