Catch

As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.

At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”

…and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.

He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom.

For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.

I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.

Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’

Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

…and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”

…waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.