NASB — Lamentations 5 — KJV

A Prayer for Mercy

  1 Remember°, O LORD°, what° has befallen° us;
  Look°, and see° our areproach°!
  2 Our inheritance° has been turned° over to astrangers°,
  Our bhouses° to aliens°.
  3 We have become° orphans° awithout° a father°,
  Our mothers° are like widows°.
  4 IWe have to pay° for our drinking° awater°,
  Our wood° comes° [to us] at a price°.
  5 IOur pursuers° are at our necks°;
  We are worn° out, there is ano° rest° for us.
  6 We have Isubmitted°° to aEgypt° [and] Assyria° IIto get° enough° bread°.
  7 Our afathers° sinned°, [and] are no° more°;
  It is we who have borne° their iniquities°.
  8 aSlaves° rule° over us;
  There° is bno° one° to deliver° us from their hand°.
  9 We get° our bread° Iat the arisk of our lives°
  IIBecause°° of the sword° in the wilderness°.
  10 Our skin° has become° as ahot° as an oven°,
  Because°° of Ithe burning° heat° of famine°.
  11 They ravished° the awomen° in Zion°,
  The virgins° in the cities° of Judah°.
  12 Princes° were hung° by their hands°;
  IaElders° were not respected°.
  13 Young° men° Iaworked° at the grinding° mill°,
  And youths° bstumbled° under [loads] of wood°.
  14 Elders° Iare gone° from the gate°,
  Young° men° from their amusic°.
  15 The joy° of our hearts° has aceased°;
  Our dancing° has been turned° into mourning°.
  16 The acrown° has fallen° from our head°;
  bWoe° to us, for we have sinned°!
  17 Because° of this° our aheart° is faint°,
  Because° of these° things° our beyes° are dim°;
  18 Because° of aMount° Zion° which° lies° desolate°,
  bFoxes° prowl° in it.

[1] aPs 44:13-16
[2] aIs 1:7; Ho 8:7, 8 bZp 1:13
[3] aEx 22:24; Jr 15:8; 18:21
[4] ILit We drink our water for silver aIs 3:1
[5] ILit We have been pursued upon aNe 9:36, 37
[6] ILit given the hand to IILit to be satisfied with aHo 9:3; 12:1
[7] aJr 14:20; 16:12
[8] aNe 5:15 bPs 7:2; Zc 11:6
[9] ILit with our soul IIOr In the face of aJr 40:9-12
[10] IOr the ravages of hunger aJb 30:30; Lm 4:8
[11] aIs 13:16; Zc 14:2
[12] ILit The faces of elders aIs 47:6; Lm 4:16
[13] ILit carry aJg 16:21 bJr 7:18
[14] ILit have ceased aIs 24:8; Jr 7:34
[15] aJr 25:10; Am 8:10
[16] aJb 19:9; Ps 89:39; Jr 13:18 bIs 3:9-11
[17] aIs 1:5 bJb 17:7; Lm 2:11
[18] aMi 3:12 bNe 4:3

  19aYou, O LORD°, Irule° forever°;
  Your bthrone° is from generation° to generation°.
  20 Why° do You aforget° us forever°?
  Why do You forsake° us Iso°° long°°?
  21 aRestore° us to You, O LORD°, that we may be restored°;
  Renew° bour days° as of old°,
  22 Unless°° aYou have utterly° rejected° us
  [And] are exceedingly°° bangry° with us.

[19] ILit sit aPs 102:12, 25-27 bPs 45:6
[20] ILit to length of days aPs 13:1; 44:24
[21] aPs 80:3; Jr 31:18 bIs 60:20-22
[22] aPs 60:1, 2; Jr 7:29 bIs 64:9


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A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.

1 ¶ Remember,ºª O LORD,º what² is come² upon us: consider,ºª and beholdºª² our reproach.º 2 Our inheritanceº is turnedºª to strangers,ºª our housesº to aliens.º 3 We are² orphansº and fatherless,ºº our mothersº [are] as widows.º 4 We have drunkenºª our waterº for money;º our woodº is soldººª unto us. 5 Our necksº [are] under² persecution:ºª we labour,ºª [and] have no rest.ºª² 6 We have givenºª the handº [to] the Egyptians,º [and to] the Assyrians,º to be satisfiedºª with bread.º 7 Our fathersº have sinned,ºª [and are] not;º and we² have borneºª their iniquities.º 8 Servantsº have ruled¹ª over² us: [there is] none² that doth deliverºª [us] out of their hand.º² 9 We gatºª our breadº with [the peril of] our livesº because¹ of²² the swordº of the wilderness.º 10 Our skinº was blackºª like an ovenº because¹ of²² the terribleº famine.º 11 They ravishedºª the womenº in Zion,º [and] the maidsº in the citiesº of Judah.º 12 Princesº are hanged upºª by their hand:º the facesº of eldersº were not² honoured.ºª 13 They tookºª the young menº to grind,º and the childrenº fellºª under the wood.º 14 The eldersº have ceasedºª from the gate,º² the young menº from their musick.º² 15 The joyº of our heartº is ceased;ºª our danceº is turnedºª into mourning.º 16 The crownº is fallenºª [from] our head:º woeº unto us, that² we have sinned!ºª 17 For² this² our heartº is² faint;º for² these² [things] our eyesº are dim.ºª 18 Because of² the mountainº of Zion,º which² is desolate,ºª the foxesº walkºª upon it. 19 Thou,² O LORD,º remainestºª for ever;º thy throneº from generationº to generation.º 20 Wherefore² dost thou forgetºª us for ever,º [and] forsakeºª us so longº time?º 21 Turnºª thou us unto² thee, O LORD,º and we shall be turned;ºª renewºª our daysº as of old.º 22 But²² thou hast utterly¹ª rejectedºª us; thou art very¹ wrothºª²² against² us.

[1] Ne 1:3, 8; 4:4; Jb 7:7; 10:9; Ps 44:13; 74:10; 79:4, 12; 89:50; 123:3; Jr 15:15; Lm 1:20; 2:15, 20; 3:19, 61; Hab 3:2; Lk 23:42.
[2] Dt 28:30; Ps 79:1; Is 1:7; 5:17; 63:18; Jr 6:12; Ezk 7:21, 24; Zp 1:13.
[3] Ex 22:24; Jr 18:21; Ho 14:3.
[4] Dt 28:48; Is 3:1; Ezk 4:9.
[5] Dt 28:48, 65; Ne 9:36; Jr 27:2, 8, 11; 28:14; Lm 1:14; 4:19; Mt 11:29; Ac 15:10.
[6] Gn 24:2; 2K 10:15; Is 30:1; 31:1; 57:9; Jr 2:18, 36; 44:12; 50:15; Ezk 17:18; Ho 5:13; 7:11; 9:3; 12:1.
[7] Gn 42:13, 36; Ex 20:5; Jb 7:8, 21; Jr 16:12; 31:15, 29; Ezk 18:2; Zc 1:5; Mt 23:32.
[8] Gn 9:25; Dt 28:43; Ne 2:19; 5:15; Jb 5:4; 10:7; Ps 7:2; 50:22; Pv 30:22; Is 43:13; Ho 2:10; Zc 11:6.
[9] Jg 6:11; 2S 23:17; Jr 40:9; 41:1, 18; 42:14, 16; Ezk 4:16; 12:18.
[10] Jb 30:30; Ps 119:83; Lm 3:4; 4:8.
[11] Dt 28:30; Is 13:16; Zc 14:2.
[12] Is 47:6; Jr 39:6; 52:10, 25; Lm 2:10, 20; 4:16.
[13] Ex 1:11; 2:11; 11:5; 23:5; Jg 16:21; Ne 5:1; Jb 31:10; Is 47:2; 58:6; Mt 23:4.
[14] Dt 16:18; Jb 29:7; 30:1, 31; Is 3:2; 24:7; Jr 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; Lm 1:4, 19; 2:10; Ezk 26:13; Rv 18:22.
[15] Ps 30:11; Am 6:4; 8:10; Jm 4:9.
[16] Jb 19:9; Ps 89:39; Pv 14:34; Is 3:9; Jr 2:17, 19; 4:18; 13:18; Lm 1:1, 8, 18; 2:1; 4:13; Ezk 7:17; 21:26; 22:12; 2P 2:4; Rv 2:10; 3:11.
[17] Lv 26:36; Dt 28:65; Jb 17:7; Ps 6:7; 31:9; 69:3; Is 1:5; 38:14; Jr 8:18; 46:5; Lm 1:13, 22; 2:11; Ezk 21:7, 15; Mi 6:13.
[18] 1K 9:7; Ps 74:2; Is 32:13; Jr 9:11; 17:3; 26:9; 52:13; Lm 2:8; Mi 3:12.
[19] Dt 33:27; Ps 9:7; 10:16; 29:10; 45:6; 90:2; 102:12, 25; 145:13; 146:10; Dn 2:44; 7:14, 27; Hab 1:12; 1Ti 1:17; 6:15; He 1:8, 10; 13:8; Rv 1:4, 8, 17.
[20] Ps 13:1; 44:24; 74:1; 77:7; 79:5; 85:5; 89:46; 94:3; Is 64:9; Jr 14:19.
[21] 1K 18:37; Ps 80:3, 7, 19; 85:4; Jr 31:4, 18, 23; 32:39; 33:10, 13; Ezk 11:19; 36:25, 37; Hab 3:2; Zc 8:3; Mal 3:4.
[22] Ps 44:9; 60:1; Jr 15:1; Ezk 37:11; Ho 1:6.


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