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19 Our pursuers were swifter
    than soaring eagles;[a]
they pursued us over the mountains,
    lying in wait for us in the wilderness.

20 The Lord’s anointed,
    the breath of our life,
        was captured in their pits.
About him we had said,
    “Under his protection we will survive
        among the nations.”

21 Celebrate and rejoice, you women[b] of Edom,
    who live in the land of Uz.
But to you the cup also will pass—
    you will become drunk and stripped naked.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 4:19 Lit. than eagles of the heavens
  2. Lamentations 4:21 Lit. daughter

19 Our pursuers were swifter
    than eagles(A) in the sky;
they chased us(B) over the mountains
    and lay in wait for us in the desert.(C)

20 The Lord’s anointed,(D) our very life breath,
    was caught in their traps.(E)
We thought that under his shadow(F)
    we would live among the nations.

21 Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom,
    you who live in the land of Uz.(G)
But to you also the cup(H) will be passed;
    you will be drunk and stripped naked.(I)

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