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Lamentations 4:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 9 Those slain with the sword are better off than those slain by famine,+
  Those who waste away, who are pierced through for lack of food from the field.

Lamentations 4:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 9 Better have those slain with the sword+ proved to be than those slain by famine,+
  Because these pine away,* pierced through for lack of the produce of the open field.

Lamentations 4:9

The Bible in Living English
- 9 ** Those who were struck down by swords were better off than those who were struck down by starvation,
  inasmuch as those, stabbed through, would flow out in field crops.

Lamentations 4:9

American Standard Version
- 9 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

The Emphasized Bible
- 9 Better are the slain of the sword, Than the slain of the famine,—For these pine away, stricken through, Wanting the produce of the field.

Lamentations 4:9

King James Version
- 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.