Lamentations 5
1 Remember, O Lord, what is come vpon vs: consider, and behold our reproche.
Remember, YHWH, what has come on us. Look, and see our disgrace.
2 Our inheritance is turned to the strangers, our houses to the aliants.
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.
3 We are fatherles, euen without father, and our mothers are as widowes.
We are orphans and fatherless. Our mothers are like widows.
4 Wee haue drunke our water for money, and our wood is solde vnto vs.
We have to pay for a drink of water; our wood is sold to us.
5 Our neckes are vnder persecution: we are wearie, and haue no rest.
Our pursuers are on our necks; we are weary, and have no rest.
6 We haue giuen our handes to the Egyptians, and to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
We have submitted to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians, 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; but we have borne their iniquities.
8 Seruants haue ruled ouer vs, none would deliuer vs out of their hands.
Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.
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.
10 Our skinne was blacke like as an ouen because of the terrible famine.
Our skin is hot like an oven, because of the burning heat of famine.
11 They defiled the women in Zion, and the maydes in the cities of Iudah.
They raped the women in Zion, the virgins in the cities of Judah.
12 The princes are hanged vp by their hande: the faces of the elders were not had in honour.
Princes were hung by their hands; elders were shown no respect.
13 They tooke the yong men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood.
The young men grind at the mill; the boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The Elders haue ceased from the gate and the yong men from their songs.
The elders have gone from the gate, the young men from their music.
15 The ioy of our heart is gone, our daunce is turned into mourning.
The joy of our heart has ceased; our dancing is turned into mourning.
16 The crowne of our head is fallen: wo nowe vnto vs, that we haue sinned.
The crown is 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 is faint; for these things our eyes grow dim.
18 Because of the mountaine of Zion which is desolate: the foxes runne vpon it.
For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate; the foxes walk on it.
19 But thou, O Lord, remainest for euer: thy throne is from generation to generation.
But you, YHWH, abide forever; your throne is from generation to generation.
20 Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time?
Why do you keep on forgetting 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 you, YHWH, and we shall be restored; renew our days as in former times,
22 But thou hast vtterly reiected vs: thou art exceedingly angry against vs.
unless you have completely rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
