Lamentations 5:5-9
Lamentations 5:5
Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, we are given no rest.
Lamentations 5:6
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
Lamentations 5:7
Our fathers sinned, and are gone; It is we who have been burdened with the punishment for their wrongdoings.
Lamentations 5:8
Slaves rule over us; There is no one to rescue us from their hand.
Lamentations 5:9
We get our bread at the risk of our lives Because of the sword in the wilderness.