Lamentations 5 Parallel Bible Translations

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Geneva Bible of 1587
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1 Remember, O Lorde, what is come vpon vs: consider, and behold our reproche. Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! Remember, LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our inheritance is turned to the strangers, our houses to the aliants. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.
3 We are fatherles, euen without father, and our mothers are as widowes. We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. We have become fatherless, our mothers are widows.
4 Wee haue drunke our water for money, and our wood is solde vnto vs. We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought. We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.
5 Our neckes are vnder persecution: we are wearie, and haue no rest. Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest. Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
6 We haue giuen our handes to the Egyptians, and to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread. We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough. We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7 Our fathers haue sinned, and are not, and we haue borne their iniquities. Our fathers sinned, and are no more; and we bear their iniquities. Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their punishment.
8 Seruants haue ruled ouer vs, none would deliuer vs out of their hands. Slaves rule over us; there is none to deliver us from their hand. Slaves rule over us, and there is no one to free us from their hands.
9 Wee gate our bread with the perill of our liues, because of the sword of the wildernesse. We get our bread at the peril of our lives, because of the sword in the wilderness. We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skinne was blacke like as an ouen because of the terrible famine. Our skin is hot as an oven with the burning heat of famine. Our skin is hot as an oven, feverish from hunger.
11 They defiled the women in Zion, and the maydes in the cities of Iudah. Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah. Women have been violated in Zion, and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 The princes are hanged vp by their hande: the faces of the elders were not had in honour. Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders. Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
13 They tooke the yong men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood. Young men are compelled to grind at the mill, and boys stagger under loads of wood. Young men toil at the millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The Elders haue ceased from the gate and the yong men from their songs. The old men have left the city gate, the young men their music. The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
15 The ioy of our heart is gone, our daunce is turned into mourning. The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning. Joy is gone from our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
16 The crowne of our head is fallen: wo nowe vnto vs, that we haue sinned. The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned! The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Therefore our heart is heauy for these things, our eyes are dimme, For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim, Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
18 Because of the mountaine of Zion which is desolate: the foxes runne vpon it. for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it. for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it.
19 But thou, O Lord, remainest for euer: thy throne is from generation to generation. But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations. You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
20 Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time? Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days? Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
21 Turne thou vs vnto thee, O Lord, and we shalbe turned: renue our dayes as of olde. Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old
22 But thou hast vtterly reiected vs: thou art exceedingly angry against vs. unless you have utterly rejected us, and you remain exceedingly angry with us. unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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