| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1Remember, O LORD, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach! | 1Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace. |
| 2Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners. | 2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. |
| 3We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows. | 3We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows. |
| 4We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price. | 4We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price. |
| 5They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest. | 5Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest. |
| 6We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. | 6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. |
| 7Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities. | 7Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment. |
| 8Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand. | 8Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands. |
| 9We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness. | 9We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert. |
| 10Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine. | 10Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger. |
| 11They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah. | 11Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah. |
| 12Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected. | 12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. |
| 13Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood. | 13Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. |
| 14The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music. | 14The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. |
| 15The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning. | 15Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. |
| 16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! | 16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! |
| 17Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim; | 17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim |
| 18Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. | 18for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it. |
| 19You, O LORD, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation. | 19You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. |
| 20Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time? | 20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long? |
| 21Turn us back to You, O LORD, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, | 21Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old |
| 22Unless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us! | 22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure. |
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