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Lamentations 4:20 KJV
Lamentations · chapter 4 · verse 20 · King James Version
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.Lamentations 4:20 · King James Version
Lamentations 4:20 in context
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
20The 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.
21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
22The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.
Key words (Strong's)
- nostrilsʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- anointedmâshîyachanointedH4899 →
- breathrûwachwindH7307 →
- shadowtsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
- takenlâkadto catchH3920 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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