NEST
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How nest appeared in your dream
Dreaming of a bird's nest high in a tree or on a cliff — Biblical dream interpretation suggests a nest represents security and protection, a place of safety where you or your loved ones are cared for and sheltered from harm.
Job 39:27Jeremiah 22:23Jeremiah 48:28Jeremiah 49:16
Seeing a cozy nest filled with baby birds being tended by a parent bird — A nest in your dream symbolizes home and family, a sacred place of belonging where the young are nurtured and protected under watchful care.
Numbers 24:21Psalm 84:3Psalm 104:17
Dreaming of a bird building or maintaining its nest in a secure location — The nest represents establishing a dwelling place or home base in your life, especially when built upon something solid and enduring like a rock.
Numbers 24:21Job 29:18
Seeing a bird flying away from or abandoning its nest — A nest in your dream can warn that wandering away from your proper place or established home leads to instability and loss of purpose and direction.
Proverbs 27:8
Dreaming of resting in a nest as a place of comfort and repose — The nest symbolizes a resting place or bed, representing where you find comfort, rest, and the satisfaction of remaining secure in your established home.
Matthew 8:20Luke 9:58Job 29:18
Dreaming of building your nest in a high, seemingly secure place out of pride or self-confidence — The nest represents false security built on human pride rather than God's protection. Though you may feel elevated and safe, this self-made security will be brought down, revealing it was never truly secure.
Jeremiah 49:16Habakkuk 2:9
Seeing yourself setting your nest on high through worldly gain or selfish ambition — The nest symbolizes attempting to create security through evil gain or covetousness rather than righteous means. This represents building safety through wrong motives, seeking deliverance from evil through ungodly methods.
Habakkuk 2:9
Possible biblical meanings
Bed (Matthew 8:20)·Home/house (Numbers 24:21; Psalm 84:3; Psalm 104:17)·Security (Job 39:27; Jeremiah 22:23; Jeremiah 48:28; Jeremiah 49:16)·A place of security for the young (Psalm 84:3)
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