Lamentations 4:20
“The 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Lamentations 4:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Unser Lebensodem, der Gesalbte Jehovas, wurde in ihren Gruben gefangen, von welchem wir sagten: In seinem Schatten werden wir leben unter den Nationen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
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.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O fôlego de nossas narinas, o ungido do SENHOR, do qual dizíamos: Abaixo de sua sombra teremos vida entre as nações; foi preso em suas covas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O fôlego em nossas narinas, O ungido de Yahweh, Ele é o que foi preso nas suas covas, Dele se dizia: "Sob Sua sombra viveremos entre as nações".
📖 Lamentations 4:20 in Context
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.
22The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
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