Lamentations

Lamentations 4:19

¹⁹Those who chased us were swifter

than the eagles in the sky;

they pursued us over the mountains

and ambushed us in the wilderness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who chased us	רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ	rō·ḏə·p̄ê·nū	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
were	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
swifter	קַלִּ֤ים	qal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7031 light, swift, fleet
than the eagles	מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י	min·niš·rê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
in the sky	שָׁמָ֑יִם	šā·mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
they pursued us	דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ	də·lā·qu·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common plural	H1814 burn
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֣ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and ambushed	אָ֥רְבוּ	’ā·rə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H693 lie in wait
us	לָֽנוּ׃ס	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.