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Lamentations 4:20

NETBible	ר (Resh) Our very life breath – the Lord’s anointed king¹ – was caught in their traps,² of whom we thought,³ “Under his protection⁴ we will survive among the nations.”
NIV © biblegateway Lam 4:20	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.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 4:20	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."
NLT © biblegateway Lam 4:20	Our king, the LORD’s anointed, the very life of our nation, was caught in their snares. We had foolishly boasted that under his protection we could hold our own against any nation on earth!
MSG © biblegateway Lam 4:20	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.
BBE © SABDAweb Lam 4:20	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Lam 4:20	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."
NKJV © biblegateway Lam 4:20	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."
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KJV	The breath <07307> of our nostrils <0639>_, the anointed <04899> of the LORD <03068>_, was taken <03920> (8738) in their pits <07825>_, of whom we said <0559> (8804)_, Under his shadow <06738> we shall live <02421> (8799) among the heathen <01471>_.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 4:20	The breath <07307> of our nostrils <0639> , the LORD'S <03068> anointed <04899> , Was captured <03920> in their pits <07825> , Of whom <0834> we had said <0559> , "Under his shadow <06738> We shall live <02421> among the nations <01471> ."
LXXM	pneuma <4151> N-NSN proswpou <4383> N-GSN hmwn <1473> P-GP cristov <5547> A-NSM kuriou <2962> N-GSM sunelhmfyh <4815> V-API-3S en <1722> PREP taiv <3588> T-DPF diafyoraiv <1312> N-DPF autwn <846> D-GPM ou <3739> R-GSM eipamen {V-AAI-1P} en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF skia <4639> N-DSF autou <846> D-GSM zhsomeya <2198> V-FMI-1P en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPN eynesin <1484> N-DPN
NET [draft] ITL	ר(Resh) Our very life <0639> breath <07307> – the Lord’s <03068> anointed king <04899> – was caught <03920> in their traps <07825> , of whom <0834> we thought <0559> , “Under his protection <06738> we will survive <02421> among the nations <01471> .”
HEBREW	o Mywgb <01471> hyxn <02421> wlub <06738> wnrma <0559> rsa <0834> Mtwtyxsb <07825> dkln <03920> hwhy <03068> xysm <04899> wnypa <0639> xwr (4:20) <07307>

NETBible

ר (Resh) Our very life breath – the Lord’s anointed king¹ – was caught in their traps,² of whom we thought,³ “Under his protection⁴ we will survive among the nations.”

NET Notes

¹tn 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.”

²tn Heb “was captured in their pits.”

³tn Heb “of whom we had said.”

⁴tn 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).