Lamentations 4:9
“Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.”
— Lamentations 4:9
About this verse
Lamentations 4:9 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poem genre of biblical literature. Key themes include suffering comparison, slow death. Notable phrases: killed with sword better; killed with hunger; pine away.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
poem
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