Nestlings, or young birds that are still in the nest and dependent on their parents for care and feeding, are mentioned in the Bible as part of the broader natural world that God has created and sustains. The imagery of birds and their young is often used in Scripture to convey themes of care, protection, and divine providence.

In Deuteronomy 32:11, the Bible uses the metaphor of a bird caring for its young to describe God's nurturing relationship with Israel: "Like an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spreads His wings to catch them and carries them on His pinions." This verse highlights the protective and guiding nature of God, much like a parent bird tending to its nestlings.

The Psalms also reflect on the care and provision that God extends to all His creatures, including birds. Psalm 147:9 states, "He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they call." This verse underscores the belief that God is attentive to the needs of all His creation, ensuring that even the young birds are fed.

In the teachings of Jesus, birds are used to illustrate God's provision and the importance of trusting in His care. In Matthew 6:26, Jesus says, "Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" Here, the reference to birds, which would include nestlings, serves as a reminder of God's faithful provision and the assurance that He values and cares for His people even more.

The laws given to Israel also reflect a concern for the welfare of animals, including birds and their young. In Deuteronomy 22:6-7, the Israelites are instructed: "If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young. You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life." This commandment demonstrates a respect for the natural order and the importance of preserving life, even in the animal kingdom.

The imagery of nestlings and birds in the Bible serves as a powerful symbol of God's care, the value of life, and the interconnectedness of all creation under His sovereign rule. Through these references, believers are encouraged to trust in God's provision and to respect the life He has created.7064. qen -- a nest
... nest. Word Origin from an unused word Definition a nest NASB Word Usage
nest (11), nestlings (1), rooms (1). nest, room. Contracted ...
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The Perfect Love.
... one answer to that question; for mothers give it among the very animals; and the
deer who fights for her fawn, the bird who toils for her nestlings, the spider ...
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"Little Mother"
... Old Daddy Jim and Mammy had been detailed by Mr. Mayfield to keep an unsuspected
watch on the little nestlings, and were to sleep at the house. ...
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Evil Cannot be Suppressed by the Physical Force of the Government ...
... We may dispute upon the question whether the nestlings are ready to do without the
mother-hen and to come out of the eggs, or whether they are not yet advanced ...
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A Further Thanksgiving to God for the Change in the Late ...
... And just as the mother of young birds, when the nestlings have been carried away,
coming and finding her nest empty, is unable to rescue her captive brood; but ...
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Matt. Ix. 27-30.
... so far as pertained to their own virtue; that they might more easily engage in the
struggles that were to ensue; as it were a sort of tender nestlings whom He ...
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Continues the Same Subject and Speaks of Aridities in Prayer and ...
... Their flight makes us try to soar, like nestlings taught by the elder birds, who,
though they cannot fly far at first, little by little imitate their parents ...
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Colossians i. 9, 10
... from hence. But now it is the same with us as with the spoiled nestlings,
which would willingly remain for ever in the nest. But ...
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Naparima and Montserrat
... But he adds with good reason: 'I do not, however, understand how birds can protect
their nestlings against ants; for so large is the number of these insects in ...
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Nestlings (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Nestlings (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 16:2 For it
shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so ...
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Nests (9 Occurrences)

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Vulture (16 Occurrences)
... on cliffs. They raised only one pair of young to the season, as the nestlings
were over two months old before they took wing. The ...
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Nestled (1 Occurrence)

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Pelican (5 Occurrences)
... The Hebrew qi' means "to vomit." The name was applied to the bird because it swallowed
large quantities of fish and then disgorged them to its nestlings. ...
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