Klagelieder 4:19
Unsere Verfolger waren schneller als die Adler des Himmels; über die Berge jagten sie uns nach, und in der Wüste lauerten sie auf uns.This verse in the real world
In what words
- דָּלַקdâlaqto flame (literally or figuratively)
- קַלqallight; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
- נֶשֶׁרnesherthe eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- אָרַבʼârabto lurk
- רָדַףrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
- שָׁמַיִםshâmayimthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move,
- הַרhara mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 4:13, Hab 1:8, Isa 5:26–28, Hos 8:1, Deu 28:49, Isa 30:16–17, Amo 9:1–3, Amo 2:14