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Lamentations 4:20
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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.”
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 nations.
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 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."
The breath of our nostrils, the LORD'S anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, "In his shadow We shall live among the nations."
The Lord 's appointed king, who was our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, "We will be protected by him among the nations."
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD [our king], Was captured in their snares, He of whom we had said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations."
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
The breath of our nostrels, the Anoynted of the Lord was taken in their nets, of whome we sayde, Vnder his shadowe we shalbe preserued aliue among the heathen.
The breath of our nostrils, the LORD'S anointed, Was captured in their pits, Of whom we had said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations."
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh,Was captured in their pits,Of whom we had said, "Under his shadowWe shall live among the nations."
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."
The Lord 's chosen leader was our hope for survival! We thought he would keep us safe somewhere among the nations, but even he was caught in one of their traps.
Adonai 's anointed, our life-breath, was caught in their pits; though of him we had said, "Under his protection, we can live among the nations."
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
The king was very important to us. He was like the breath we breathe, but he was trapped by them. The Lord himself chose the king, and we said this about the king, "We will live in his shadow. He protects us from the nations."
Our very spirit, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we had said, Under his shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
They captured the source of our life, the king the Lord had chosen, the one we had trusted to protect us from every invader.
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."
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was captured in their pits; of whom we said, In His shadow we will live among the nations.
The very breth of oure mouth; euen the anoynted LORDE himself shalbe take in oure synnes, of whom we saye: Vnder his shadowe we shal be preserued amonge the Heithen.
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
Our breath of life, he on whom the holy oil was put, was taken in their holes; of whom we said, Under his shade we will be living among the nations.
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 nations.'
The breath of our nostrels, the anointed of the Lord was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadowe we shall liue among the heathen.
The very breath of our mouth, euen the annointed of the Lorde hym selfe, was taken in their net, of whom we say, Under his shadowe we shalbe preserued among the heathen.
RECHS. The breath of our nostrils, our anointed Lord, was taken in their destructive snares, of whom we said, In his shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
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 nations.
Res. The spirit of oure mouth, Crist the Lord, was takun in oure synnes; to whom we seiden, We schulen lyue in thi schadewe among hethene men.
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
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.
ר (Resh)
Our very life breath—the Lord 's anointed king— was caught in their traps, of whom we thought, "Under his protection we will survive among the nations."The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, Was caught in their pits, Of whom we said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations."
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!
The Lord's chosen one, our very breath, was caught in their traps. We had said about him, "Under his shadow we will live among the nations."
The Lord 's anointed, the breath of our life, was taken in their pits— the one of whom we said, "Under his shadow we shall live among the nations."
The fragrance of our nostrils, The Anointed of Yahweh, hath been captured in their pits, - of whom we had said - In his shade, shall we live among the nations.
The breath of our nostrils, the LORD's anointed, was taken in their pits, he of whom we said, "Under his shadow we shall live among the nations."
The breath of our nostrils -- the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: `In his shadow we do live among nations.'
Our king, our life's breath, the anointed of God , was caught in their traps— Our king under whose protection we always said we'd live.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
breath: Lamentations 2:9, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 44:30, 2 Samuel 18:3
the anointed: 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 12:5, 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 24:6, 1 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:16, 2 Samuel 1:14, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 19:21, Psalms 89:20, Psalms 89:21
was taken: Jeremiah 39:5, Jeremiah 52:8, Ezekiel 12:13, Ezekiel 17:18, Ezekiel 19:4-8
Reciprocal: Genesis 37:24 - and cast Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee 2 Kings 11:12 - anointed him 2 Kings 25:6 - they took 2 Chronicles 35:25 - Jeremiah Psalms 89:38 - wroth Psalms 91:1 - under Psalms 146:4 - his thoughts Ecclesiastes 4:14 - also Isaiah 30:2 - the shadow Isaiah 43:28 - I have Jeremiah 34:5 - and they Jeremiah 34:21 - Zedekiah Lamentations 2:6 - the king Ezekiel 17:20 - I will spread Ezekiel 19:1 - the princes Ezekiel 19:8 - and spread Ezekiel 19:14 - This is Ezekiel 31:17 - dwelt Daniel 4:12 - shadow Micah 4:9 - is there Matthew 26:56 - that Mark 4:32 - lodge Mark 14:46 - General
Cross-References
And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceeding angry, and his countenance fell.
And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
Now therefore cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.
And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.
You are of your father the devil: and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning: and he stood not in the truth, because truth is not in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits,.... Or "the Messiah", or "the Christ of the Lord" n; not Josiah, as the Targum; and so Jarchi and others; for though he was the Lord's anointed, and the life of the people, being the head of them, as every king is, especially a good one; yet he was slain, and not taken, and much less in their pits, and that not by the Chaldeans, but by the Egyptians; nor did the kingdom cease with him, or the end of the Jewish state then come, which continued some years after: but rather Zedekiah, as Aben Ezra and others, the last of the kings of Judah, with whom all agrees; he was the Lord's anointed as king, and the preserver of the lives and liberties of the people, at least as they hoped; but when the city was taken by the Chaldeans, and he fled for his life, they pursued him, and took him; he fell into their hands, their pits, snares, and nets, as was foretold he should; and which are sometimes called the net and snare of the Lord; see Ezekiel 12:13;
Ezekiel 12:13- :. Many of the ancient Christian writers apply this to Christ; and particularly Theodoret takes it to be a direct prophecy of him and his sufferings. Vatablus, who interprets it of Josiah, makes him to be a type of Christ; as Calvin does Zedekiah, of whom he expounds the words; and the Targum, in the king of Spain's Bible, is,
"the King Messiah, who was beloved by us, as the breath of the spirit of life, which is in our nostrils.''
What is here said may be applied to Christ; he is the life of men, he gives them life and breath, and in him they live and move; their spiritual life is from him, and is maintained and preserved by him; he lives in his people, and they in him, and they cannot live without him, no more than a man without his breath: he is the Christ of God, anointed with the Holy Ghost to the offices of Prophet, Priest, and King; and from whom Christians have their holy unction and their name: he was taken, not by the Chaldeans, but by the wicked Jews; who looked upon him as a very mischievous person, as if he had been an evil beast, a beast of prey, though the pure spotless Lamb of God; and they dug pits, laid snares, and formed schemes to take him, and at last did, and with wicked hands crucified him, and slew him; though not without his own and his Father's will and knowledge, Acts 2:23;
of whom we said, under his shadow we shall live among the Heathen; in the midst of the nations round about them, unmolested by them, none daring to meddle with them; at least safe from being carried captive, as now they were. Though Jeconiah was taken and carried into Babylon, yet Zedekiah being placed upon the throne, the Jews hoped to live peaceable and quiet lives under his government, undisturbed by their neighbours; the wise and good government of a prince, and protection under it, being sometimes compared in Scripture to the shadow of a rock or tree, Isaiah 32:2; but now it was all over with them; their hope was gone, he being taken. Something like this may be observed in the disciples of Christ; they hoped he would have restored the kingdom to Israel, and they should have lived gloriously under his government; they trusted that it was he that should have redeemed Israel; but, when he was taken and crucified, their hope was in a manner gone, Luke 24:21. True believers in Christ do live peaceably, comfortably, and safely under him; they are among the Heathen, among the men of the world, liable to their reproaches, insults, and injuries; Christ is a tree, to which he is often compared, one and another, that casts a delightful, reviving, refreshing, and fructifying shadow, under which they sit with great delight, pleasure, and profit, Song of Solomon 2:3; he is a rock, the shadow of which affords rest to weary souls, and shelters from the heat of divine wrath, the fiery law of God, and darts of Satan, and persecutions of men, Isaiah 32:2; and under his government, protection, and power, they dwell safely, that sin cannot destroy them, nor Satan devour them, nor the world hurt them; here they live spiritually, and shall never die eternally,
Jeremiah 23:5.
n ×ש×× ×××× ÏÏιÏÏÎ¿Ï ÎºÏ ÏιοÏ, Sept. "Christus Dominus", V. L. "Christus Domini", Pagninus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A rapid sketch of the last days of the siege and the capture of the king.
Lamentations 4:17
Rather, âStill do our eyes waste away looking for our vain help.â
In our watching - Or, âon our watchtower.â
Lamentations 4:18
Or, They hunted âour steps that we could not go out into the streets. To huntâ means here to lie in ambush, and catch by snares; and the streets are literally âthe wide places,â especially at the gates. Toward the end of the siege the towers erected by the enemy would command these places.
Lamentations 4:19
Our persecutors are ... - Our pursuers (Lamentations 1:3 note) âwere swifter thorn the eagles of heaven.â
They pursued us - Or, they chased us.
Mountains ... wilderness - The route in going from Jerusalem to Jericho leads first over heights, beginning with the Mount of Olives, and then descends into the plain of the Ghor.
Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils - Zedekiah is not set before us as a vicious king, but rather as a man who had not strength enough of character to stem the evil current of his times. And now that the state was fallen he was as the very breath of life to the fugitives, who would have no rallying point without him.
In their pits - The words are metaphorical, suggesting that Zedekiah was hunted like a wild animal, and driven into the pitfall.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Lamentations 4:20. The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord — That is, Zedekiah the king, who was as the life of the city, was taken in his flight by the Chaldeans, and his eyes were put out; so that he was wholly unfit to perform any function of government; though they had fondly hoped that if they surrendered and should be led captives, yet they should be permitted to live under their own laws and king in the land of their bondage.
