Lamentations 5:6

6 We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with 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 pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price.

5 They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.

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

7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities.

8 Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand.