Lamentaciones 5:6

6 A Egipto y a Asiria nos hemos sometido para saciarnos de pan.

Lamentaciones 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 5:6

We have given our hand [to] the Egyptians
Either by way of supplication, to beg bread of them; or by way of covenant and agreement; or to testify subjection to them, in order to be supplied with food: many of the Jews went into Egypt upon the taking of the city, ( Jeremiah 43:5-7 ) ; [and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread;
among whom many of the captives were dispersed; since from hence they are said to be returned, as well as from Egypt, ( Isaiah 11:16 ) .

Lamentaciones 5:6 In-Context

4 Por el agua que bebemos tenemos que pagar, nuestra leña nos llega por precio.

5 Sobre nuestros cuellos están nuestros perseguidores; no hay descanso para nosotros, estamos agotados.

6 A Egipto y a Asiria nos hemos sometido para saciarnos de pan.

7 Nuestros padres pecaron, ya no existen, y nosotros cargamos con sus iniquidades.

8 Esclavos dominan sobre nosotros, no hay quien nos libre de su mano.

Footnotes

• [a] Lit., hemos dado la mano