Lamentations 5:2

2 The land you gave us has been turned over to outsiders. Our homes have been given to strangers.

Lamentations 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 5:2

Our inheritance is turned to strangers
The land of Canaan in general, which was given to Abraham and his seed to be their inheritance; and their field, and vineyards in particular, which came to them by inheritance from their fathers, were now in the hands of the Chaldeans, strangers to God, and aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, as all Gentiles were, ( Ephesians 2:12 ) ; our houses to aliens;
which they had built or purchased, or their fathers had left them, were now inhabited by those of another country.

Lamentations 5:2 In-Context

1 Lord, think about what has happened to us. Look at the shame our enemies have brought on us.

2 The land you gave us has been turned over to outsiders. Our homes have been given to strangers.

3 Our fathers have been killed. Our mothers don't have husbands.

4 We have to buy the water we drink. We have to pay for the wood we use.

5 Those who chase us are right behind us. We're tired. We can't get any rest.