Lamentations 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.”
Lamentations 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.”
Lamentations 4:9 — World English Bible
Lamentations 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.”
Lamentations 4:9 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.”
Lamentations 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The slain with the sword are happier than the slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.”
Lamentations 4:9 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that be slaine with the sword are better, then they that are killed with hunger: for they fade away as they were striken through for the fruites of the fielde.”
Lamentations 4:9 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 4:9 in Context — Lamentations 4
7 Ses princes étaient plus éclatants que la neige, Plus blancs que le lait; Ils avaient le teint plus vermeil que le corail; Leur figure était comme le saphir.
8 Leur aspect est plus sombre que le noir; On ne les reconnaît pas dans les rues; Ils ont la peau collée sur les os, Sèche comme du bois.
9 Ceux qui périssent par l’épée sont plus heureux Que ceux qui périssent par la faim, Qui tombent exténués, Privés du fruit des champs.
10 Les femmes, malgré leur tendresse, Font cuire leurs enfants; Ils leur servent de nourriture, Au milieu du désastre de la fille de mon peuple.
11 L’Éternel a épuisé sa fureur, Il a répandu son ardente colère; Il a allumé dans Sion un feu Qui en dévore les fondements.
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What Does Lamentations 4:9 Mean?
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