Lamentations 5:6
4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.
5 We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
- KJV
- We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
- WEB
- We have given our hands to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
- ASV
- We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
- DARBY
- We have given the hand to Egypt, [and] to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
- BLB
- [To] Egypt we have given our hand, [to] Assyria to be satisfied with bread.
- ÅB
- Til Egypt har vi overgitt oss, og til Assyria, for å bli mettet med brød.
- OTB
- Vi har underkastet oss Egypt og Assyria for å sikre nok brød.
- B1930
- Til Egypten har vi overgitt oss, og til Assyria, for å bli mettet med brød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
Read in contextHosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:18
Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile ? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates ?
Read in contextHosea 7:11
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
Read in contextGenesis 24:2
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
Read in contextJeremiah 2:36
How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
Read in contextHosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:15
Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
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