The eagle’s swiftness is alluded to at Lamentations 4: 19, where the Babylonian soldiers are described: “Swifter than the eagles of the heavens our pursuers have proved to be. Upon the mountains they have hotly pursued us. ”
Kotka kiirusele vihjatakse tekstis Nutulaulud 4: 19, kus kirjeldatakse Babüloonia sõjamehi: „Meie jälitajad olid kiiremad kui kotkas taeva all; nad ajasid meid taga mägedel. ”