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Lamentations 5:5-7
Complete Jewish Bible
Lamentations 5:5-7
Complete Jewish Bible
5 The yoke is on our necks; we are persecuted;
we toil to exhaustion but are given no rest.
6 We made pacts with Egypt and Ashur
to get enough food.
7 Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist;
we bear the weight of their guilt.
Lamentations 5:5-7
King James Version
Lamentations 5:5-7
King James Version
5 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
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Lamentations 5:5-7
New King James Version
Lamentations 5:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)They pursue at our [a]heels;
We labor and have no rest.
6 (B)We have given our hand (C)to the Egyptians
And the (D)Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 (E)Our fathers sinned and are no more,
But we bear their iniquities.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 5:5 Lit. necks
Lamentations 5:5-7
English Standard Version
Lamentations 5:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)Our pursuers are at our necks;
we are weary; we are given no rest.
6 We have given the hand to (B)Egypt, and to (C)Assyria,
to get bread enough.
7 Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
(D)and we bear their iniquities.
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