Lamentations 5
Christian Standard Bible
Prayer for Restoration
5 Lord, remember what has happened to us.
Look, and see our disgrace!(A)
2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are widows.
4 We must pay for the water we drink;
our wood comes at a price.
5 We are closely pursued;
we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
6 We made a treaty with[a] Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.(B)
7 Our ancestors sinned; they no longer exist,
but we bear their punishment.(C)
8 Slaves rule over us;(D)
no one rescues us from them.
9 We secure our food at the risk of our lives
because of the sword in the wilderness.
10 Our skin is as hot[b] as an oven(E)
from the ravages of hunger.
11 Women have been raped in Zion,
virgins in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
elders are shown no respect.(F)
13 Young men labor at millstones;(G)
boys stumble under loads of wood.
14 The elders have left the city gate,
the young men, their music.(H)
15 Joy has left our hearts;(I)
our dancing has turned to mourning.
16 The crown has fallen from our head.(J)
Woe to us, for we have sinned.(K)
17 Because of this, our heart is sick;
because of these, our eyes grow dim:(L)
18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate
and has jackals prowling in it.(M)
19 You, Lord, are enthroned forever;
your throne endures from generation to generation.(N)
20 Why do you continually forget us,(O)
abandon us for our entire lives?
21 Lord, bring us back to yourself, so we may return;(P)
renew our days as in former times,
22 unless you have completely rejected us
and are intensely angry with us.
Lamentations 5
Common English Bible
The people’s complaint
5 Lord, consider what has become of us; take notice of our disgrace. Look at it!
2 Our property has been turned over to strangers;
our houses belong to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, having no father;
our mothers are like widows.
4 We drink our own water—but for a price;
we gather our own wood—but pay for it.
5 Our hunters have been at our necks;[a]
we are worn out, but have no rest.
6 We held out a hand to Egypt
and to Assyria, to get sufficient food.
7 Our fathers have sinned and are gone,
but we are burdened with their iniquities.
8 Slaves rule over us;
there is no one to rescue us from their power.
9 We get our bread at the risk of our lives
because of the desert heat.[b]
10 Our skin is as hot as an oven
because of the burning heat of famine.
11 Women have been raped in Zion,
young women in Judah’s cities.
12 Officials have been hung up by their hands;
elders have been shown no respect.
13 Young men have carried grinding stones;
boys have stumbled under loads of wood.
14 Elders have left the city gate;
young people stop their music.
15 Joy has left our heart;
our dancing has changed into lamentation.
16 The crown has fallen off our head.
We are doomed because we have sinned.
17 Because of all this our heart is sick;
because of these things our glance is dark.
18 Mount Zion, now deserted—
only jackals walk on it now!
19 But you, Lord, will rule forever;
your throne lasts from one generation to the next.
20 Why do you forget us continually;
why do you abandon us for such a long time?
21 Return us, Lord, to yourself. Please let us return![c]
Give us new days, like those long ago—
22 unless you have completely rejected us,
or have become too angry with us.[d]
Notas al pie
- Lamentations 5:5 Heb uncertain
- Lamentations 5:9 Or sword; Heb uncertain
- Lamentations 5:21 Or and we will return or so that we can return
- Lamentations 5:22 Or But instead you have completely rejected us, become too angry with us, or Because if you have completely rejected us, have become too angry with us.
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