Lamentations 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLamentations 4:9 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 →
טוֹבִ֤ים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חַלְלֵי
châlâl
H2491
slain
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י
châlâl
H2491
slain
רָעָ֑ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם
hêm
H1992
they
יָז֨וּבוּ֙
zûwb
H2100
to flow
מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים
dâqar
H1856
to pierce
מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת
tᵉnûwbâh
H8570
fruit
שָׂדָֽי
sâdeh
H7704
field
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World English Bible Public Domain
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Better were the slain of the sword than the slain of hunger, for they waste away, pierced for lack of the fruits of the field. YODH
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