Lamentations 4:19
{ "verseID": "Lamentations.4.19", "source": "קַלִּ֤ים הָיוּ֙ רֹדְפֵ֔ינוּ מִנִּשְׁרֵ֖י שָׁמָ֑יִם עַל־הֶהָרִ֣ים דְּלָקֻ֔נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר אָ֥רְבוּ לָֽנוּ׃", "text": "*Qallîm* were our *rōḏp̄ênû* more than *nišrê šāmāyim*; on the *hehārîm* they *dəlāqunû*, in the *miḏbār* they *ʾārḇû* for us", "grammar": { "*qallîm*": "masculine plural adjective - swift", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "masculine plural Qal participle with 1st common plural suffix - our pursuers", "*mi-nnišrê*": "preposition comparative + masculine plural construct - than eagles of", "*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural noun - heavens", "*ʿal-he-hārîm*": "preposition + definite masculine plural noun - on the mountains", "*dəlāqunû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural + 1st common plural suffix - they pursued us hotly", "*ba-mmiḏbār*": "preposition + definite masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*ʾārḇû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they lay in wait", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - for us" }, "variants": { "*qallîm*": "swift/fast/quick", "*rōḏp̄ênû*": "our pursuers/those who chase us", "*nišrê*": "eagles/vultures/large birds of prey", "*dəlāqunû*": "pursued us hotly/chased us eagerly/hunted us ardently", "*ʾārḇû*": "lay in wait/ambushed/lurked" } }