Lamentations 4:9
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter the people of Jerusalem are overwhelmed by grief as the city faces imminent destruction and the king is taken captive. The text records their lamentation and God’s promise that He will bring them back from the valley of the shadow of death. It emphasizes the pain of loss and the hope of future restoration.
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Ezekiel 32:25Deuteronomy 21:1Numbers 25:14II Kings 11:2Isaiah 22:2Isaiah 27:7