Lamentations 5:7-9

Complete Jewish Bible

⁷Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist;
we bear the weight of their guilt.
⁸We are ruled by slaves,
and there is no one to save us from their power.
⁹We get our food at the peril of our lives
because of the sword in the desert.

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Lamentations 5:7-9

King James Version

⁷Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

⁸Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.

⁹We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.

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Lamentations 5:7-9

New International Version

⁷Our ancestors^(A) sinned and are no more,
    and we bear their punishment.^(B)
⁸Slaves^(C) rule over us,
    and there is no one to free us from their hands.^(D)
⁹We get our bread at the risk of our lives
    because of the sword in the desert.

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Lamentations 5:7-9

New King James Version

⁷^(A)Our fathers sinned and are no more,
But we bear their iniquities.
⁸Servants 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.