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Lamentations 5
New King James Version
Lamentations 5
New King James Version
Prayer for Restoration
5 Remember, (A)O Lord, what has come upon us;
Look, and behold (B)our reproach!
2 (C)Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens,
And our houses to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans and waifs,
Our mothers are like (D)widows.
4 We pay for the water we drink,
And our wood comes at a price.
5 (E)They pursue at our [a]heels;
We labor and have no rest.
6 (F)We have given our hand (G)to the Egyptians
And the (H)Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 (I)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.
9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives,
Because of the sword in the wilderness.
10 Our skin is hot as an oven,
Because of the fever of famine.
11 They (J)ravished the women in Zion,
The maidens in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes were hung up by their hands,
And elders were not respected.
13 Young men (K)ground at the millstones;
Boys staggered under loads of wood.
14 The elders have ceased gathering at the gate,
And the young men from their (L)music.
15 The joy of our heart has ceased;
Our dance has turned into (M)mourning.
16 (N)The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our heart is faint;
(O)Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
18 Because of Mount Zion which is (P)desolate,
With foxes walking about on it.
19 You, O Lord, (Q)remain forever;
(R)Your throne from generation to generation.
20 (S)Why do You forget us forever,
And forsake us for so long a time?
21 (T)Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be [b]restored;
Renew our days as of old,
22 Unless You have utterly rejected us,
And are very angry with us!
Footnotes
- Lamentations 5:5 Lit. necks
- Lamentations 5:21 returned
Klaagliederen 5
Het Boek
Klaagliederen 5
Het Boek
Jeremia pleit voor het volk
5 Och Here, denk aan alles wat ons is overkomen, kijk eens naar de ellende waaronder wij gebukt gaan!
2 Onze huizen en ons land zijn in bezit genomen door buitenlanders.
3 Wij zijn wezen, onze vaders zijn dood en onze moeders zijn weduwen.
4 Wij moeten zelfs betalen voor ons drinkwater, hout wordt ons tegen de hoogst mogelijke prijzen verkocht.
5 Wij buigen onze nek onder de voet van de overwinnaar, zonder ons rust te gunnen, laten zij ons zwoegen.
6 Wij smeken Egypte en Assyrië om brood.
7 Onze voorouders zondigden, maar stierven voordat de oordelende hand zijn werk begon. Wij dragen nu de straf die zij verdienden!
8 Onze vroegere dienaars zijn ons nu de baas geworden, er is niemand overgebleven die ons kan redden.
9 Wij gaan de woestijn in om voedsel te zoeken, maar daarbij lopen wij het risico door de vijand te worden gedood.
10 Onze huid voelt heet aan, we hebben koorts door de honger.
11 Zij verkrachten de vrouwen van Jeruzalem en de meisjes in de steden van Juda.
12 Onze prinsen hebben zij opgehangen en zelfs bejaarde mannen worden met minachting behandeld.
13 Zij nemen jonge mannen mee om hun koren te malen en de kleine kinderen wankelen onder de zware lasten die zij moeten dragen.
14 De oude mannen zitten niet meer in de stadspoorten, de jongeren dansen en zingen niet meer.
15 De vreugde in onze harten is gedoofd, ons dansen is veranderd in rouwen.
16 Onze glorie is vergaan. De kroon is van ons hoofd gevallen. Dat overkomt ons allemaal vanwege onze zonden.
17 Onze harten zijn zwak en droevig, de schittering is uit onze ogen verdwenen.
18 Jeruzalem en de tempel van de Here zijn verwoest en liggen er verlaten bij. Alleen de vossen dwalen er in rond.
19 Och Here, U blijft voor altijd dezelfde! Uw troon staat vast van generatie op generatie.
20 Waarom vergeet U ons nog steeds? Waarom keert U ons zo lang de rug toe?
21 Bewerk in ons hart een ommekeer en breng ons weer bij U terug! Dat is onze enige hoop! Geef ons onze vroegere vreugde weer terug!
22 Of hebt U ons voorgoed afgewezen? Komt er ooit een einde aan uw toorn tegen ons?
Lamentations 5
New International Version
Lamentations 5
New International Version
5 Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
look, and see our disgrace.(A)
2 Our inheritance(B) has been turned over to strangers,(C)
our homes(D) to foreigners.(E)
3 We have become fatherless,
our mothers are widows.(F)
4 We must buy the water we drink;(G)
our wood can be had only at a price.(H)
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels;
we are weary(I) and find no rest.(J)
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria(K)
to get enough bread.
7 Our ancestors(L) sinned and are no more,
and we bear their punishment.(M)
8 Slaves(N) rule over us,
and there is no one to free us from their hands.(O)
9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skin is hot as an oven,
feverish from hunger.(P)
11 Women have been violated(Q) in Zion,
and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
elders(R) are shown no respect.(S)
13 Young men toil at the millstones;
boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
the young men have stopped their music.(T)
15 Joy is gone from our hearts;
our dancing has turned to mourning.(U)
16 The crown(V) has fallen from our head.(W)
Woe to us, for we have sinned!(X)
17 Because of this our hearts(Y) are faint,(Z)
because of these things our eyes(AA) grow dim(AB)
18 for Mount Zion,(AC) which lies desolate,(AD)
with jackals prowling over it.
19 You, Lord, reign forever;(AE)
your throne endures(AF) from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us?(AG)
Why do you forsake(AH) us so long?
21 Restore(AI) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
renew our days as of old
22 unless you have utterly rejected us(AJ)
and are angry with us beyond measure.(AK)
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