Isaiah 31:5 - Exposition

As birds flying ; rather, as birds hovering , or fluttering , ever their young, to protect them. A second simile, expressive of tenderness, as the former one was of power and strength. Defending, also , etc. Translate, defending and delivering , passing over and preserving . In the word "passing over" there seems to be a reference to the institution of the Passover, when the angel, sometimes identified with Jehovah himself, "passed ever" and spared the Israelites.