New American Standard Bible 1995
Lamentations 4:17-20
17YetH5750 our eyesH5869 failedH3615, Looking for 1helpH5833 was 2uselessH1892; In our watchingH6836 we have watchedH6822 For a 3nationH1471 that could not saveH3467.18They 4huntedH6679 our stepsH6806 SoH4480 that we could not walkH1980 in our streetsH7339; Our 5endH7093 drewH7126 nearH7126, Our daysH3117 were 6finishedH4390 For our endH7093 had comeH935.19Our pursuersH7291 were 7swifterH7031 ThanH4480 the eaglesH5404 of the skyH8064; They chasedH1814 us on the mountainsH2022, They waitedH693 in ambushH693 for us in the wildernessH4057.20The 8breathH7307 of our nostrilsH639, the 9Lord’sH3068 anointedH4899, Was 10capturedH3920 in their pitsH7825, Of whomH834 we had saidH559, “Under his 11shadowH6738 We shall liveH2421 among the nationsH1471.”
Notes
- 1. Lamentations 4:17 Lit our help ↩
- 2. Lamentations 4:17 Jer 37:7; Lam 1:7 ↩
- 3. Lamentations 4:17 Ezek 29:6, 7, 16 ↩
- 4. Lamentations 4:18 Jer 16:16 ↩
- 5. Lamentations 4:18 Jer 5:31; Ezek 7:2-12; Amos 8:2 ↩
- 6. Lamentations 4:18 Lit full ↩
- 7. Lamentations 4:19 Is 5:26-28; 30:16, 17; Jer 4:13; Hab 1:8 ↩
- 8. Lamentations 4:20 Gen 2:7 ↩
- 9. Lamentations 4:20 2 Sam 1:14; 19:21 ↩
- 10. Lamentations 4:20 Jer 39:5; 52:9 ↩
- 11. Lamentations 4:20 Dan 4:12 ↩
Commentaries on Lamentations 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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