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Lamentations 5:7-9
International Standard Version
Lamentations 5:7-9
International Standard Version
7 Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist
yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.
8 Slaves rule over us,
and no one delivers us from their control.[a]
9 We risk our lives to obtain our food,
facing death[b] in the desert.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 5:8 Lit. hand
- Lamentations 5:9 Lit. facing the sword
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