Lamentations 5
1 Remember, O Jehovah, what hath befallen us, Look attentively, and see our reproach.
Remember, O YHWH, what has befallen us, Look attentively, and see our reproach.
2 Our inheritance hath been turned to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.
Our inheritance has been turned to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.
3 Orphans we have been — without a father, our mothers [are] as widows.
Orphans we have been—without a father, our mothers [are] as widows.
4 Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.
We have drunk our water for money, Our wood comes for a price.
5 For our neck we have been pursued, We have laboured — there hath been no rest for us.
For our neck we have been pursued, We have labored—there has been no rest for us.
6 [To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
7 Our fathers have sinned — they are not, We their iniquities have borne.
Our fathers have sinned—they are not, We have borne their iniquities.
8 Servants have ruled over us, A deliverer there is none from their hand.
Servants have ruled over us, There is no deliverer from their hand.
9 With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
10 Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.
Our skin as an oven has been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.
11 Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins — in cities of Judah.
Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins—in cities of Judah.
12 Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.
Princes have been hanged by their hand, Elderly faces have not been honored.
13 Young men to grind they have taken, And youths with wood have stumbled.
They have taken young men to grind, And youths have stumbled with wood.
14 The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.
Elderly have ceased from the gate, Young men from their song.
15 Ceased hath the joy of our heart, Turned to mourning hath been our dancing.
The joy of our heart has ceased, Our dancing has been turned to mourning.
16 Fallen hath the crown [from] our head, Woe [is] now to us, for we have sinned.
The crown has fallen [from] our head, Woe [is] now to us, for we have sinned.
17 For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.
Our heart has been sick for this, Our eyes have been dim for these.
18 For the mount of Zion — that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.
For the Mount of Zion—that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.
19 Thou, O Jehovah, to the age remainest, Thy throne to generation and generation.
You, O YHWH, remain for all time, Your throne to generation and generation.
20 Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days!
Why do You forget us forever? You forsake us for [the] length of [our] days!
21 Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old.
Turn us back, O YHWH, to You, And we turn back, renew our days as of old.
22 For hast Thou utterly rejected us? Thou hast been wroth against us — exceedingly?
For have You utterly rejected us? You have been angry against us—exceedingly?
