Lamentations 4:9
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King James Version (modern wording)
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for lack of the fruits of the field.
Lamentations 4:9 (KJV)
American Standard Version
They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
Lamentations 4:9 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
Lamentations 4:9 (BSB)
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What does Lamentations 4:9 say?
Lamentations 4:9 in modern King James wording reads: "They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for lack of the fruits of the field."
Where is Lamentations 4:9 found in the Bible?
Lamentations 4:9 is verse 9 of chapter 4 of the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. Lamentations has 5 chapters.
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