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 Nos yeux se consumaient encore, Et nous attendions vainement du secours; Nos regards se portaient avec espérance Vers une nation qui ne nous a pas délivrés.
18 On épiait nos pas, Pour nous empêcher d’aller sur nos places; Notre fin s’approchait, nos jours étaient accomplis… Notre fin est arrivée!
19 Nos persécuteurs étaient plus légers Que les aigles du ciel; Ils nous ont poursuivis sur les montagnes, Ils nous ont dressé des embûches dans le désert.
20 Celui qui nous faisait respirer, l’oint de l’Éternel, A été pris dans leurs fosses, Lui de qui nous disions: Nous vivrons sous son ombre parmi les nations.
21 Réjouis-toi, tressaille d’allégresse, fille d’Édom, Habitante du pays d’Uts! Vers toi aussi passera la coupe; Tu t’enivreras, et tu seras mise à nu.
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What Does Lamentations 4:19 Mean?
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