Lamentations 5:4-6

Christian Standard Bible

⁴We must pay for the water we drink;
our wood comes at a price.
⁵We are closely pursued;
we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
⁶We made a treaty with^[a] Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.^(A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

5:6 Lit We gave the hand to

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.