| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Remember, O LORD, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach! | 1Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! |
| 2Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners. | 2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. |
| 3We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows. | 3We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. |
| 4We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price. | 4We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought. |
| 5They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest. | 5Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest. |
| 6We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. | 6We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough. |
| 7Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities. | 7Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities. |
| 8Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand. | 8Slaves rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand. |
| 9We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness. | 9We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness. |
| 10Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine. | 10Our skin is hot as an oven with the burning heat of famine. |
| 11They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah. | 11Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah. |
| 12Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected. | 12Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders. |
| 13Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood. | 13Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, and boys stagger under loads of wood. |
| 14The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music. | 14The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music. |
| 15The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning. | 15The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been 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 heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim; | 17For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim, |
| 18Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. | 18for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. |
| 19You, O LORD, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation. | 19But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. |
| 20Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time? | 20Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days? |
| 21Turn us back to You, O LORD, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, | 21Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— |
| 22Unless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us! | 22unless you have utterly rejected us, and you remain exceedingly angry with us. |
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