Lamentations 4:9 - Revised Version 18859 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 Those who are slain with the sword are more fortunate than those who are the victims of hunger [slain by the famine]; for they [the hungry] pine and ebb away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible9 Things were better for those stabbed by the sword than for those stabbed by famine— those who bled away, pierced, lacking food from the field. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine. For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land. See the chapter |