Lamentations 4:19 - Catholic Public Domain Version

COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky. They have been pursuing us above the mountains; they have lain in wait for us in the desert.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Our persecutors are swifter Than the eagles of the heaven: They pursued us upon the mountains, They laid wait for us in the wilderness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky; they pursued us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

American Standard Version (1901)

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens: They chased us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

Common English Bible

Our hunters were faster than airborne eagles. They chased us up the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.