King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains and waylaid us in the desert.
Berean Standard Bible:
Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
American Standard Version:
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Our persecutors{H7291} are swifter{H7031} than the eagles{H5404} of the heaven{H8064}: they pursued{H1814} us upon the mountains{H2022}, they laid wait{H693} for us in the wilderness{H4057}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jeremiah 4:13
- Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots [shall be] as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
Habakkuk 1:8
- Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.
Isaiah 5:26
- And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:
Isaiah 5:28
- Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
Hosea 8:1
- ¶ [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
Isaiah 30:16
- But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
Isaiah 30:17
- One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
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Commentary for Lamentations 4:19
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H7291
There are 135 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָדַף
Transliteration: râdaph
Pronunciation: raw-daf'
Description: a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r). - Strong's Number: H7031
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קַל
Transliteration: qal
Pronunciation: kal
Description: contracted from קָלַל; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial); light, swift(-ly). - Strong's Number: H5404
There are 26 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶשֶׁר
Transliteration: nesher
Pronunciation: neh'-sher
Description: from an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle (or other large bird of prey); eagle. - Strong's Number: H8064
There are 395 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם
Transliteration: shâmayim
Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yim
Description: dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s). - Strong's Number: H1814
There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּלַק
Transliteration: dâlaq
Pronunciation: daw-lak'
Description: a primitive root; to flame (literally or figuratively); burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly. - Strong's Number: H2022
There are 485 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: הַר
Transliteration: har
Pronunciation: har
Description: a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion. - Strong's Number: H693
There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָרַב
Transliteration: ʼârab
Pronunciation: aw-rab'
Description: a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait. - Strong's Number: H4057
There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִדְבָּר
Transliteration: midbâr
Pronunciation: mid-bawr'
Description: from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.