They that be slain with the sword, are better then they that be slain with hunger] Or, in better case. these pine away] Heb. flow out. Jeremiah 49:4. waste away by degrees, with a lingring death. Leviticus 26:39. Vers. 6. stricken through] Faring no better then as if they were stab’d, or thrust through. Jeremiah 37:10. & Jeremiah 51:4. for want of the fruits of the field] For want of food. Haggai 1:10. See the like phrase, Psalms 109:24.