Deuteronomy 4:17

17 any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,

Deuteronomy 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:17

The likeness of any beast that is on the earth
As there are scarce any but the likeness of them has been made and worshipped, or the creatures themselves, as the ox by the Egyptians, the sheep by the Thebans, the goat by the Mendesians, and others by different people:

the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air;
as the hawk, and the bird called Ibis, and another by the name of Cneph by the Egyptians, and the eagle by others.

Deuteronomy 4:17 In-Context

15 You didn't see the LORD the day he spoke to you from the fire at Mount Horeb. So be very careful

16 that you don't become corrupt and make your own carved idols. Don't make statues that represent men or women,

17 any animal on earth, any creature with wings that flies,

18 any creature that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the water.

19 Don't let yourselves be tempted to worship and serve what you see in the sky--the sun, the moon, the stars, or anything else. The LORD your God has given them to all people everywhere.