Lam 4:9 | NASB | e4.org | Better are those slain with the sword Than those slain with hunger ; For they pine away , being stricken For lack of the fruits of the field .

‏ Lamentations 4:9

9 Better are those ^{▼▼ Lit pierced
,} ^bslain with the sword
Than those ^{▼▼ Lit pierced}slain with hunger;
For they ^{▼▼ Lit flow away
,} ^epine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of ^{▼▼ Lit my fields}the field.