Lamentations 4:20
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
רוּחַruach[the] breath ofH7307אַפֵּינוּ'apeinunostrils ourH639מְשִׁיחַmeshiach[the] [one] anointed ofH4899יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068נִלְכַּדnilkadhe was capturedH3920בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָםbishchitotamin pits theirH7825אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834אָמַרְנוּ'amarnuwe had saidH559בְּצִלּוֹbetziloin shadow hisH6738נִחְיֶהnichyehwe will liveH2421בַגּוֹיִם׃ סvagoyimamong the nationsH1471
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