New International Version (NIV)
19Our pursuers were swifter
than eagles in the sky;
they chased us over the mountains
and lay in wait for us in the desert.
Lamentations 4:19
Lamentations 4:19 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
19Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
19Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
19Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They pursued us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
19Those who chased us were swifter
than the eagles in the sky;
they pursued us over the mountains
and ambushed us in the wilderness.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
19Those who were hunting us down were faster
than eagles in the sky.
They chased us over the mountains.
They hid and waited for us in the desert.