Lamentations 4:19 References

19 Our pursuers were aswifter Than the eagles of the sky; They chased us on the mountains, They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.

a Isaiah 5:26-28, Isaiah 30:16, Isaiah 30:17, Jeremiah 4:13, Habakkuk 1:8


Isaiah 5

26 He will also lift up a astandard to the distant nation, And will bwhistle for it cfrom the ends of the earth; And behold, it will dcome with speed swiftly.
27 aNo one in it is weary or stumbles, None slumbers or sleeps; Nor is the bbelt at its waist undone, Nor its sandal strap broken.
28 aIts arrows are sharp and all its bows are bent; The hoofs of its horses seem like flint and its chariot bwheels like a whirlwind.

Isaiah 30

16 And you said, "No, for we will flee on ahorses," Therefore you shall flee! "And we will ride on swift horses," Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.

Isaiah 30

17 aOne thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill.

Jeremiah 4

13 "Behold, he agoes up like clouds, And his bchariots like the whirlwind; His horses are cswifter than eagles. Woe to us, for dwe are ruined!"

Habakkuk 1

8 "Their ahorses are swifter than leopards And keener than bwolves in the evening. Their horsemen come galloping, Their horsemen come from afar; They fly like an ceagle swooping down to devour.