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Lamentations 4:20
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KJ21
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.”
ASV
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
AMP
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord [our king], Was captured in their snares, He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”
AMPC
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord [our king], was taken in their snares—he of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
BRG
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.
CSB
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their traps. We had said about him, “We will live under his protection among the nations.”
CSBA
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their traps. We had said about him, ‘We will live under his protection among the nations.’
CEB
The Lord’s chosen one, the very breath in our lungs, was caught in their traps— the one we used to talk about, saying, “Under his protection we will live among the nations.”
CJB
Adonai’s anointed, our life-breath, was caught in their pits; though of him we had said, “Under his protection, we can live among the nations.”
CEV
The Lord's chosen leader was our hope for survival! We thought he would keep us safe somewhere among the nations, but even he was caught in one of their traps.
DARBY
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
DRA
Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
ERV
The king was very important to us. He was like the breath we breathe, but he was trapped by them. The Lord himself chose the king, and we said this about the king, “We will live in his shadow. He protects us from the nations.”
EASY
The Lord had chosen a man to be our king. We thought that he would save us. ‘Under his shadow we will live among the other countries,’ we had always said. But the enemy caught him.
EHV
The life breath for our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was caught in their pits. We had said of him, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.”
ESV
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
ESVUK
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was captured in their pits, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
EXB
The Lord’s ·appointed king [anointed; C Judah’s king], ·who was our very breath [L the breath of our life/nostrils], was caught in their traps [2 Kin. 25:5–7]. We had said about him, “We will ·be protected by him [L live in his shadow/shade] among the nations.”
GNV
The breath of our nostrils, the Anointed of the Lord was taken in their nets, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall be preserved alive among the heathen.
GW
The person the Lord anointed ⌞as king⌟, who is the breath of our life, was caught in their pits. We had thought that we would live in our king’s shadow among the nations.”
GNT
They captured the source of our life, the king the Lord had chosen, the one we had trusted to protect us from every invader.
HCSB
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their traps. We had said about him, “We will live under his protection among the nations.”
ICB
The Lord’s appointed king, who was our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, “We will be protected by him among the nations.”
ISV
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. About him we had said, “Under his protection we will survive among the nations.”
JUB
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we had said, Under his shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”
LEB
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed one of Yahweh, was captured in their pits; of whom we said, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.”
TLB
Our 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!
MSG
Our king, our life’s breath, the anointed of God, was caught in their traps— Our king under whose protection we always said we’d live.
MEV
The breath of our life, the anointed king of the Lord, was captured in their traps, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
NOG
The person Yahweh anointed as king, who is the breath of our life, was caught in their pits. We had thought that we would live in our king’s shadow among the nations.”
NABRE
The Lord’s anointed—our very lifebreath!— was caught in their snares, He in whose shade we thought to live among the nations.
NASB
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, “In his shadow We shall live among the nations.”
NASB1995
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”
NCB
The Lord’s anointed, our breath of life, was caught in their traps, he in whose shadow we thought that we could live in safety among the nations.
NCV
The Lord’s appointed king, who was our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, “We will be protected by him among the nations.”
NET
Our very life breath—the Lord’s anointed king— was caught in their traps, of whom we thought, “Under his protection we will survive among the nations.”
NIRV
Zedekiah, the Lord’s anointed king, was our last hope. But he was caught in their traps. We thought he would keep us safe. We expected to continue living among the nations.
NIV
The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.
NIVUK
The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.
NKJV
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, Was caught in their pits, Of whom we said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”
NLV
The Lord’s chosen one, our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”
NLT
Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!
NRSVA
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, ‘Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.’
NRSVACE
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, ‘Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.’
NRSVCE
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
NRSVUE
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
OJB
The Moshiach of Hashem, who was our very life, was taken in their traps, of whom we said, Under his shadow [of protection] we shall live among the Goyim.
RGT
The breath of our nostrils, the Anointed of the LORD, was taken in their nets, of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall be preserved alive among the heathen.”
RSV
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed, was taken in their pits, he of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
RSVCE
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed, was taken in their pits, he of whom we said, “Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.”
TLV
The anointed of Adonai, the breath of our nostrils, was captured in their pits, of whom we have said, “Under His shadow we will live among the nations.”
VOICE
Trapped, our king, the Eternal’s anointed, the breath of our life, was taken to their pits; Of him we said, “He casts a long shadow that will protect us from the nations.”
WEB
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, under his shadow we will live among the nations.
WYC
The spirit of our mouth, Christ the Lord, was taken in our sins; to whom we said, We shall live in thy shadow among heathen men. (The very breath of our mouth, yea, the Lord’s anointed king, was caught in their sins; he of whom we had said, We shall live under thy shadow, among the heathen.)
YLT
The breath of our nostrils -- the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.'
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