Lamentations 4:20
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4:20Our very life breath—the Lord’s anointed king63—
was caught in their traps,64
of whom we thought,65
“Under his protection66 we will survive among the nations.”
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- 63 Heb “the anointed one of the Lord.” The term “king” is added in the translation to clarify the referent of the phrase “the Lord’s anointed.”
- 64 Heb “was captured in their pits.”
- 65 Heb “of whom we had said.”
- 66 Heb “under his shadow.” The term צֵל (tsel, “shadow”) is used figuratively here to refer the source of protection from military enemies. In the same way that the shade of a tree gives physical relief and protection from the heat of the sun (e.g., Judg 9:15; Job 40:22; Ps 80:11; Song 2:3; Ezek 17:23; 31:6, 12, 17; Hos 4:13; 14:8; Jon 4:5, 6), a faithful and powerful king can provide “shade” (= protection) from enemies and military attack (Num 14:19; Ps 91:1; Isa 30:2, 3; 49:2; 51:16; Jer 48:45; Lam 4:20).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed,
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The Lord’s anointed, our very life breath,
was caught in their traps.
We thought that under his shadow
we would live among the nations.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord’s anointed, the breath of our life,
was captured in their traps.
We had said about him,
“We will live under his protection among the nations.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation—
was caught in their snares.
We had thought that his shadow
would protect us against any nation on earth!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed one of Yahweh,
was captured in their pits;
of whom we said, “In his shadow
we will live among the nations.”
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KJV 1900King 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.
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