Lamentations 5
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1Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace!1Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
3We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.3We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
4We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.4We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
5We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.5Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.7Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.8Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
9We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness.9We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.
10Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.10Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.
11Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.11Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
13Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.13Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
14The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.14The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
15Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.15Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.18for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.
19You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.19You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
20Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
21Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,21Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old
22unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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