Lamentations 4:19-21

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¹⁹Our enemies are swifter than the eagles; if we flee to the mountains, they find us. If we hide in the wilderness, they are waiting for us there. ²⁰Our king—the life of our life, the Lord’s anointed—was captured in their snares. Yes, even our mighty king, about whom we had boasted that under his protection we could hold our own against any nation on earth!

²¹Do you rejoice, O people of Edom, in the land of Uz? But you, too, will feel the awful anger of the Lord.

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Lamentations 4:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles^(A) in the sky;
they chased us^(B) over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.^(C)

²⁰The Lord’s anointed,^(D) our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.^(E)
We thought that under his shadow^(F)
we would live among the nations.

²¹Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
you who live in the land of Uz.^(G)
But to you also the cup^(H) will be passed;
you will be drunk and stripped naked.^(I)

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Lamentations 4:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹Our pursuers were ^(A)swifter
Than the eagles of the heavens.
They pursued us on the mountains
And lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

²⁰The ^(B)breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord,
^(C)Was caught in their pits,
Of whom we said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”

²¹Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of ^(D)Edom,
You who dwell in the land of Uz!
^(E)The cup shall also pass over to you
And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked.

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