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Lamentations 5:5-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
Lamentations 5:5-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 ⌞Our enemies⌟ are breathing down our necks.
We are worn out ⌞and⌟ not permitted to rest.
6 We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.[a]
7 Our ancestors sinned.
Now they are gone,
⌞but⌟ we have to take the punishment for their wickedness.
Footnotes
- 5:6 Or “We made a pledge to Egypt and Assyria in order to get enough food.”
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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