Lamentations 4:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 4:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
קַלִּ֤ים
qal
H7031
swift
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י
nesher
H5404
eagle
שָׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הֶהָרִ֣ים
har
H2022
mountain
דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ
dâlaq
H1814
to burn
בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
אָ֥רְבוּ
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
לָֽנוּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens. On the mountains they chased us; in the wilderness they lay in wait for us. RESH
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