Lamentations 5:6

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

Lamentations 5:6 in Other Translations

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

6 We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough.

6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.

6 We sold ourselves to Assyria and Egypt just to get something to eat.

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

6 We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.

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

6 We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.

Lamentations 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 ) .

Lamentations 5:6 In-Context

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

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

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

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

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

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 2:36; Hosea 5:13; Hosea 7:11; Hosea 9:3