Lamentations 4:19
“Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 4:19 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Unsere Verfolger waren schneller als die Adler des Himmels; sie jagten uns nach auf den Bergen, in der Wüste lauerten sie auf uns.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ligeros fueron nuestros perseguidores más que las águilas del cielo: sobre los montes nos persiguieron, en el desierto nos pusieron emboscadas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Nossos perseguidores foram mais velozes que as águias do céu; sobre os montes nos perseguiram, no deserto armaram ciladas para nós.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nossos perseguidores foram mais rápidos do que as águias no céu. Eles nos seguiram até as montanhas e à espreita esperavam por nós no deserto.
📖 Lamentations 4:19 in Context
17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
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