Baruch 3:4
Good News Translation
O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, hear our prayer. We are no better off than the dead. Our ancestors sinned against you, the Lord their God. They refused to obey you, and we are suffering the consequences of their sin.

New Revised Standard Version
O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the people of Israel, the children of those who sinned before you, who did not heed the voice of the Lord their God, so that calamities have clung to us.

Contemporary English Version
So when we cry out to you, please listen. We are almost dead, because we are being punished for the sins of our ancestors.

New American Bible
LORD Almighty, God of Israel, hear the prayer of the dead of Israel, children who sinned against you; they did not listen to the voice of the LORD, their God, and their evils cling to us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us.

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O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us.

Baruch 3:2
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee.

Baruch 3:3
For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?

Baruch 3:5
Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:

Baruch 3:6
For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:

Context
Baruch 3
3For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly? 4O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead of Israel, and of their children, that have sinned before thee, and have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, wherefore evils have cleaved fast to us. 5Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:…
Cross References
Baruch 3:2
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and have pity on us: for we have sinned before thee.

Baruch 3:3
For thou remainest for ever, and shall we perish everlastingly?

Baruch 3:5
Remember not the iniquities of our fathers, but think upon thy hand, and upon thy name at this time:

Baruch 3:6
For thou art the Lord our God, and we will praise thee, O Lord:



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