Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version People stalked us at every step, so we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near, our days were numbered, for our end had come. New Living Translation We couldn’t go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end was near; our days were numbered. We were doomed! English Standard Version They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come. Berean Standard Bible They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! King James Bible They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. New King James Version They tracked our steps So that we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near; Our days were over, For our end had come. New American Standard Bible They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come. NASB 1995 They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come. NASB 1977 They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come. Legacy Standard Bible They hunted our steps So that we could not walk in our open squares; Our end drew near, Our days were finished, For our end had come. Amplified Bible The enemy hunted our steps, So that we could not walk in our streets; Our end drew near, Our days were finished For our end had come. Christian Standard Bible Our steps were closely followed so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end approached; our time ran out. Our end had come! Holman Christian Standard Bible Our steps were closely followed so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near; our time ran out. Our end had come! American Standard Version They hunt our steps, so that we cannot go in our streets: Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. Contemporary English Version Enemies hunted us down on every public street. Our time was up; our doom was near. English Revised Version They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. GOD'S WORD® Translation [The enemy] kept tracking us down, so we couldn't even go out into the streets. Our end was near. Our time was up. Our end had come. Good News Translation The enemy was watching for us; we could not even walk in the streets. Our days were over; the end had come. International Standard Version Our steps were closely stalked, so we couldn't travel on our own streets. Our end is near, our days are over; indeed, our end has come. Majority Standard Bible They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! NET Bible Our enemies hunted us down at every step so that we could not walk about in our streets. Our end drew near, our days were numbered, for our end had come! New Heart English Bible They hunt our steps, so that we can't go in our streets. Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come. Webster's Bible Translation They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. World English Bible They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets. Our end is near. Our days are fulfilled, for our end has come. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThey have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, "" Near has been our end, fulfilled our days, "" For our end has come. Young's Literal Translation They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end. Smith's Literal Translation They hunted our steps from going in our broad places: our end drew near, our days were completed; for our end came. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSade. Our steps have slipped in the way of our streets, our end draweth near: our days are fulfilled, for our end is come. Catholic Public Domain Version SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets. Our end draws near. Our days have been completed, for our end has arrived. New American Bible They dogged our every step, we could not walk in our squares; Our end drew near, our time was up; yes, our end had come. New Revised Standard Version They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered; for our end had come. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey hunt for the little people and for those who walk in the streets; our end is near, our days are finished, for our time is come. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Tsadhe They hunted for those broken in pieces, those walking in the streets. Our end has come; our days are full, because our time has come! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They hunt our steps, That we cannot go in our broad places; Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; For our end is come. Brenton Septuagint Translation We have hunted for our little ones, that they should not walk in our streets. KOPH. Our time has drawn nigh, our days are fulfilled, our time is come. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Distress of Zion…17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. 18They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! 19Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.… Cross References Jeremiah 16:16 But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks. Jeremiah 52:7-8 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. Ezekiel 7:15-16 The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague. / The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. 2 Kings 25:4-5 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. Isaiah 24:17-18 Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. Amos 5:19 It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. Jeremiah 39:4-5 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. 2 Samuel 22:6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. Psalm 18:5 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. Matthew 24:16-18 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Luke 21:20-21 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. Mark 13:14-16 So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days. Revelation 12:14 But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. Treasury of Scripture They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. hunt Lamentations 3:52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. 1 Samuel 24:14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 2 Kings 25:4,5 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain… our end is near Jeremiah 1:12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Jeremiah 51:33 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. Ezekiel 7:2-12 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land… Jump to Previous Broad Drew End Finished Fulfilled Hunt Hunted Numbered Places Step Steps Streets WalkJump to Next Broad Drew End Finished Fulfilled Hunt Hunted Numbered Places Step Steps Streets WalkLamentations 4 1. Zion bewails her pitiful estate13. She confesses her sins 21. Edom is threatened and Zion comforted. They stalked our every step This phrase paints a vivid picture of relentless pursuit and surveillance. The Hebrew root for "stalked" is "צָדַד" (tsadad), which conveys the idea of lying in wait or ambushing. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, where the inhabitants felt constantly watched and threatened by their enemies. The imagery of being hunted underscores the desperation and vulnerability of the people, reminding us of the spiritual warfare Christians face, where the enemy seeks to devour (1 Peter 5:8). so that we could not walk in our streets Our end drew near our days were numbered for our end had come Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They stalkedצָד֣וּ (ṣā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6679: To lie alongside, to catch an animal, to victual our every step, צְעָדֵ֔ינוּ (ṣə·‘ā·ḏê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 6806: A pace, regular step so that we could not walk מִלֶּ֖כֶת (mil·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in our streets. בִּרְחֹבֹתֵ֑ינוּ (bir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 7339: A broad open place, plaza Our end קִצֵּ֛ינוּ (qiṣ·ṣê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 7093: An extremity, after drew near, קָרַ֥ב (qā·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach our time יָמֵ֖ינוּ (yā·mê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 3117: A day ran out, מָלְא֥וּ (mā·lə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of for our end קִצֵּֽינוּ׃ (qiṣ·ṣê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 7093: An extremity, after had come! בָ֥א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links Lamentations 4:18 NIVLamentations 4:18 NLT Lamentations 4:18 ESV Lamentations 4:18 NASB Lamentations 4:18 KJV Lamentations 4:18 BibleApps.com Lamentations 4:18 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 4:18 Chinese Bible Lamentations 4:18 French Bible Lamentations 4:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 4:18 They hunt our steps so that we (Lam. 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