Parallel Bible results for "lamentations 5:7-17"

Lamentations 5:7-17

7 Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.

7 Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.

8 Slaves rule over us; no one rescues [us] from their hands.

8 Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.

9 We secure our food at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.

9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.

10 Our skin is as hot as an oven from the ravages of hunger.

10 Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.

11 Women are raped in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.

11 Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.

12 Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

13 Young men labor at millstones; boys stumble under [loads of] wood.

13 Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.

14 The elders have left the city gate, the young men, their music.

14 The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.

15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

15 Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned.

16 The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

17 Because of this, our heart is sick; because of these, our eyes grow dim:

17 Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim