Parallel Bible results for "Lamentations 5:1-6"

Lamentations 5:1-6

1 Yahweh, remember what has happened to us. Look, and see our disgrace!

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

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

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

3 We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are widows.

3 We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.

4 We must pay for the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.

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

5 We are closely pursued; we are tired, and no one offers us rest.

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

6 We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.

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