Lamentations 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Our inheritance ^H5159 has been turned ^H2015 over ^H2015 to strangers ^H2114,

Our houses ^H1004 to foreigners ^H5237.

We have become ^H1961 orphans ^H3490, without ^H369 a father ^H1;

Our mothers ^H517 are like widows ^H490.

[fn]We have to pay ^H3701 for our drinking ^H8354 water ^H4325,

Our wood ^H6086 comes ^H935 to us at a price ^H4242.

[fn]Our pursuers ^H7291 are at our necks ^H6677;

We are worn ^H3021 out ^H3021, we are given ^H5117 no ^H3808 rest ^H5117.

We have [fn]submitted ^H5414 H3027 to Egypt ^H4714 and Assyria ^H804 [fn]to get ^H7646 enough ^H7646 bread ^H3899.

Our fathers ^H1 sinned ^H2398, and are ^H369 gone ^H369;

It is we who have been burdened ^H5445 with the punishment ^H5771 for ^H5771 their wrongdoings ^H5771.

Slaves ^H5650 rule ^H4910 over us;

There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 to rescue ^H6561 us from their hand ^H3027.

We get ^H935 our bread ^H3899 [fn]at the risk of our lives ^H5315

Because ^H4480 H6440 of the sword ^H2719 in the wilderness ^H4057.

Our skin ^H5785 has become ^H3648 as hot ^H3648 as an oven ^H8574,

Because ^H4480 H6440 of the ravages ^H2152 of hunger ^H7458.

They violated ^H6031 the women ^H802 in Zion ^H6726,

The virgins ^H1330 in the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063.

Leaders ^H8269 were hung ^H8518 by their hands ^H3027;

[fn]Elders ^H2205 were not respected ^H1921.

Young ^H970 men ^H970 [fn]worked ^H5375 at the grinding ^H2911 mill ^H2911,

And youths ^H5288 staggered ^H3782 under loads of wood ^H6086.

Elders ^H2205 are ^H7673 absent ^H7673 from the gate ^H8179,

Young ^H970 men ^H970 from their music ^H5058.

The joy ^H4885 of our hearts ^H3820 has ended ^H7673;

Our dancing ^H4234 has been turned ^H2015 into mourning ^H60.

The crown ^H5850 has fallen ^H5307 from our head ^H7218;

Woe ^H188 to us, for we have sinned ^H2398!

Because ^H5921 of this ^H2088 our heart ^H3820 is faint ^H1739,

Because ^H5921 of these ^H428 things ^H428 our eyes ^H5869 are ^H2821 dim ^H2821;

Because ^H5921 of Mount ^H2022 Zion ^H6726 which ^H7945 lies ^H8074 desolate ^H8074,

Jackals ^H7776 prowl ^H1980 in it.

You, LORD ^H3068, [fn]rule ^H3427 forever ^H5769;

Your throne ^H3678 is from generation ^H1755 to generation ^H1755.

Why ^H4100 will You forget ^H7911 us forever ^H5331?

Why do You abandon ^H5800 us for [fn]so ^H753 H3117 long ^H753 H3117?

Restore ^H7725 us to You, LORD ^H3068, so that we may be restored ^H7725;

Renew ^H2318 our days ^H3117 as of old ^H6924,

Unless ^H3588 H518 You have utterly ^H3988 rejected ^H3988 us

And are ^H7107 exceedingly ^H5704 H3966 angry ^H7107 with us.