Lamentations 4:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 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. | Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. | They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| good | טוֹבִ֤ים | to-VIM | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| they are | הָיוּ֙ | ha-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| [those] slain of | חַלְלֵי־ | cha-lei- | H2491A | slain: killedחָלָל (cha.lal) : killed 1) slain, fatally wounded, pierced 1a) pierced, fatally wounded 1b) slain Also means: cha.lal (חָלָל ": wounded" H2491H) |
| a sword | חֶ֔רֶב | CHE-rev | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
| more than [those] slain of | מֵֽחַלְלֵ֖י | me-cha-LEI | H2491A | slain: killedחָלָל (cha.lal) : killed 1) slain, fatally wounded, pierced 1a) pierced, fatally wounded 1b) slain Also means: cha.lal (חָלָל ": wounded" H2491H) |
| hunger | רָעָ֑ב | ra-'AV | H7458 | famineרָעָב (ra.av) 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nation) 1a1) of Jehovah's word (fig) 1b) hunger (of individuals) |
| who they | שֶׁ֣הֵ֤ם | she-HEM | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| they flow away | יָז֙וּבוּ֙ | ya-ZU-vu | H2100I | to flow: flowingזוּב (zuv) : flowing 1) to flow, gush, issue, discharge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow, gush 1a2) to die, pine away (fig.) 1a3) to flow (of issue from woman), have an issue, flux 1a4) flowing (participle) |
| pierced through | מְדֻקָּרִ֔ים | me-du-ka-RIM | H1856 | to pierceדָּקַר (da.qar) 1) to pierce, thrust through, pierce through 1a) (Qal) to pierce, run through 1b) (Niphal) to be pierced through 1c) (Pual) pierced, riddled (participle) |
| from [the] produces of | מִתְּנוּבֹ֖ת | mi-te-nu-VOT | H8570 | fruitתְּנוּבָה (te.nu.vah) fruit, produce |
| [the] field | שָׂדָֽי׃ ס | sa-DAI | H7704M | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.