NET Bible
"We are pursued– they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest."
— Lamentations 5:5, NET Bible
“Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.”
“Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest. ”
“Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.”
“We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us.”
“Our attackers are on our necks: overcome with weariness, we have no rest.”
“Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.”
Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.
We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers have become widows.
We must pay money for our own water; we must buy our own wood at a steep price.
We are pursued– they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest.
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.
Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment.
Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.