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Lamentations 5:1-6

1 Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach!

1 Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.

2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.

2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.

3 We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows.

3 We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.

4 We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price.

4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.

5 They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.

5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.

6 We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.