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Lamentations 4:9

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BSBPD

“Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain

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