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Lamentations 5

New American Standard Bible 1995

A Prayer for Mercy

1RememberH2142, O LordH3068, whatH4100 has befallenH1961 us; LookH5027, and seeH7200 our 1reproachH2781!2Our inheritanceH5159 has been turnedH2015 over to 2strangersH2114, Our 3housesH1004 to aliensH5237.3We have becomeH1961 orphansH3490 4withoutH369 a fatherH1, Our mothersH517 are like widowsH490.45We have to payH3701 for our drinkingH8354 6waterH4325, Our woodH6086 comesH935 to us at a priceH4242.57Our pursuersH7291 are at our necksH6677; We are wornH3021 out, there is 8noH3808 restH5117 for us.6We have 9submittedH5414H3027 to 10EgyptH4714 and AssyriaH804 11to getH7646 enoughH7646 breadH3899.7Our 12fathersH1 sinnedH2398, and are noH369 moreH369; It is we who have borneH5445 their iniquitiesH5771.813SlavesH5650 ruleH4910 over us; ThereH369 is 14noH369 oneH369 to deliverH6561 us from their handH3027.9We getH935 our breadH3899 15at the 16risk of our livesH5315 17BecauseH4480H6440 of the swordH2719 in the wildernessH4057.10Our skinH5785 has becomeH3648 as 18hotH3648 as an ovenH8574, BecauseH4480H6440 of 19the burningH2152 heatH2152 of famineH7458.11They ravishedH6031 the 20womenH802 in ZionH6726, The virginsH1330 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063.12PrincesH8269 were hungH8518 by their handsH3027; 2122EldersH2205 were not respectedH1921.13YoungH970 menH970 2324workedH5375 at the grindingH2911 millH2911, And youthsH5288 25stumbledH3782 under loads of woodH6086.14EldersH2205 26are goneH7673 from the gateH8179, YoungH970 menH970 from their 27musicH5058.15The joyH4885 of our heartsH3820 has 28ceasedH7673; Our dancingH4234 has been turnedH2015 into mourningH60.16The 29crownH5850 has fallenH5307 from our headH7218; 30WoeH188 to us, for we have sinnedH2398!17BecauseH5921 of thisH2088 our 31heartH3820 is faintH1739, BecauseH5921 of theseH428 thingsH428 our 32eyesH5869 are dimH2821;18BecauseH5921 of 33MountH2022 ZionH6726 whichH7945 liesH8074 desolateH8074, 34FoxesH7776 prowlH1980 in it.

1935You, O LordH3068, 36ruleH3427 foreverH5769; Your 37throneH3678 is from generationH1755 to generationH1755.20WhyH4100 do You 38forgetH7911 us foreverH5331? Why do You forsakeH5800 us 39soH753H3117 longH753H3117?2140RestoreH7725 us to You, O LordH3068, that we may be restoredH7725; RenewH2318 41our daysH3117 as of oldH6924,22UnlessH3588H518 42You have utterlyH3988 rejectedH3988 us And are exceedinglyH5704H3966 43angryH7107 with us.

Notes

  1. 1. Lamentations 5:1 Ps 44:13-16 ↩
  2. 2. Lamentations 5:2 Is 1:7; Hos 8:7, 8 ↩
  3. 3. Lamentations 5:2 Zeph 1:13 ↩
  4. 4. Lamentations 5:3 Ex 22:24; Jer 15:8; 18:21 ↩
  5. 5. Lamentations 5:4 Lit We drink our water for silver ↩
  6. 6. Lamentations 5:4 Is 3:1 ↩
  7. 7. Lamentations 5:5 Lit We have been pursued upon ↩
  8. 8. Lamentations 5:5 Neh 9:36, 37 ↩
  9. 9. Lamentations 5:6 Lit given the hand to ↩
  10. 10. Lamentations 5:6 Hos 9:3; 12:1 ↩
  11. 11. Lamentations 5:6 Lit to be satisfied with ↩
  12. 12. Lamentations 5:7 Jer 14:20; 16:12 ↩
  13. 13. Lamentations 5:8 Neh 5:15 ↩
  14. 14. Lamentations 5:8 Ps 7:2; Zech 11:6 ↩
  15. 15. Lamentations 5:9 Lit with our soul ↩
  16. 16. Lamentations 5:9 Jer 40:9-12 ↩
  17. 17. Lamentations 5:9 Or In the face of ↩
  18. 18. Lamentations 5:10 Job 30:30; Lam 4:8 ↩
  19. 19. Lamentations 5:10 Or the ravages of hunger ↩
  20. 20. Lamentations 5:11 Is 13:16; Zech 14:2 ↩
  21. 21. Lamentations 5:12 Lit The faces of elders ↩
  22. 22. Lamentations 5:12 Is 47:6; Lam 4:16 ↩
  23. 23. Lamentations 5:13 Lit carry ↩
  24. 24. Lamentations 5:13 Judg 16:21 ↩
  25. 25. Lamentations 5:13 Jer 7:18 ↩
  26. 26. Lamentations 5:14 Lit have ceased ↩
  27. 27. Lamentations 5:14 Is 24:8; Jer 7:34 ↩
  28. 28. Lamentations 5:15 Jer 25:10; Amos 8:10 ↩
  29. 29. Lamentations 5:16 Job 19:9; Ps 89:39; Jer 13:18 ↩
  30. 30. Lamentations 5:16 Is 3:9-11 ↩
  31. 31. Lamentations 5:17 Is 1:5 ↩
  32. 32. Lamentations 5:17 Job 17:7; Lam 2:11 ↩
  33. 33. Lamentations 5:18 Mic 3:12 ↩
  34. 34. Lamentations 5:18 Neh 4:3 ↩
  35. 35. Lamentations 5:19 Ps 102:12, 25-27 ↩
  36. 36. Lamentations 5:19 Lit sit ↩
  37. 37. Lamentations 5:19 Ps 45:6 ↩
  38. 38. Lamentations 5:20 Ps 13:1; 44:24 ↩
  39. 39. Lamentations 5:20 Lit to length of days ↩
  40. 40. Lamentations 5:21 Ps 80:3; Jer 31:18 ↩
  41. 41. Lamentations 5:21 Is 60:20-22 ↩
  42. 42. Lamentations 5:22 Ps 60:1, 2; Jer 7:29 ↩
  43. 43. Lamentations 5:22 Is 64:9 ↩

Commentaries on Lamentations 5

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