Lamentations 4:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.”

Lamentations 4:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 4:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 4:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They set an ambush for us in the wilderness.”

Lamentations 4:19 — World English Bible

Lamentations 4:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.”

Lamentations 4:19 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 4:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned <FI>after<Fi> us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.”

Lamentations 4:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 4:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens; they chased us hotly upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.”

Lamentations 4:19 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 4:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Our persecuters are swifter then the eagles of the heauen: they pursued vs vpon the mountaines, and layed waite for vs in the wildernes.”

Lamentations 4:19 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 4:19 in Context — Lamentations 4

17 Aun nos han desfallecido nuestros ojos tras nuestro vano socorro: en nuestra esperanza aguardamos gente que no puede salvar.

18 Cazaron nuestros pasos, que no anduviésemos por nuestras calles: acercóse nuestro fin, cumpliéronse nuestros días; porque nuestro fin vino.

19 Ligeros fueron nuestros perseguidores más que las águilas del cielo: sobre los montes nos persiguieron, en el desierto nos pusieron emboscadas.

20 El resuello de nuestras narices, el ungido de Jehová, de quien habíamos dicho: A su sombra tendremos vida entre las gentes: fué preso en sus hoyos.

21 Gózate y alégrate, hija de Edom, la que habitas en tierra de Hus: aun hasta ti pasará el cáliz; embriagarte has, y vomitarás.

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What Does Lamentations 4:19 Mean?

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