Lamentations 4:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 4:20 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 →
ר֤וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אַפֵּ֨ינוּ֙
ʼaph
H639
nose
מְשִׁ֣יחַ
mâshîyach
H4899
anointed one
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נִלְכַּ֖ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ם
shᵉchîyth
H7825
pit
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָמַ֔רְנוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּצִלּ֖וֹ
tsêl
H6738
shadow
נִֽחְיֶ֥ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
בַגּוֹיִֽם
gôwy
H1471
nation
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World English Bible Public Domain
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.” SIN
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).