Compare Translations for Lamentations 5:5

5 The yoke is on our necks; we are persecuted; we toil to exhaustion but are given no rest.
5 Driven hard like donkeys or camels, we are tired, but are allowed no rest.
5 [Our enemies] are breathing down our necks. We are worn out [and] not permitted to rest.
5 Nous sommes poursuivis, le joug sur le cou; Nous sommes épuisés, nous n'avons point de repos.
5 We're nothing but slaves, bullied and bowed, worn out and without any rest.
5 Those who chase after us want to catch us by the neck. We are tired and find no rest.
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are exhausted but are given no rest.
5 With a yoke on our necks we are hard driven; we are weary, we are given no rest.
5 Le joug sur le cou, nous souffrons la persécution; nous sommes épuisés, nous n'avons point de repos.
5 With a yoke on our necks we are hard driven; we are weary, we are given no rest.
5 We were driven by our heads, and rest was not given to faint men. (The yoke is upon our necks, and rest is not given to the weary.)
5 For our neck we have been pursued, We have laboured -- there hath been no rest for us.

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