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Lamentations 4:20

The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

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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.

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.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ר֤וּחַRu.ach[the] breath ofH7307 →
אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙'a.Pei.nunostrils ourH639 →
מְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.ach[the] [one] anointed ofH4899 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
נִלְכַּ֖דnil.Kadhe was capturedH3920 →
בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑םbish.chi.to.Tamin pits theirH7825 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
אָמַ֔רְנוּ'a.Mar.nuwe had saidH559 →
בְּצִלּ֖וֹbe.tzi.Loin shadow hisH6738 →
נִֽחְיֶ֥הnich.Yehwe will liveH2421 →
בַגּוֹיִֽם׃ סva.go.Yimamong the nationsH1471 →

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Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.Ecclesiastes 4:14For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.Ezekiel 12:13But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.Genesis 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.2 Samuel 19:21But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”Jeremiah 39:5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.2 Samuel 1:14So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”2 Chronicles 35:25Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.Matthew 26:56But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.Mark 4:32But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”2 Samuel 1:21O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.Psalms 89:20–21I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’Isaiah 30:2They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.Ezekiel 19:8Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.Psalms 146:4When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.Daniel 4:12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.

About Lamentations

People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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