World English Bible
"We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread."
— Lamentations 5:6, World English Bible
“We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.”
“We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. ”
“We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.”
“We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread.”
“We have given our hands to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians so that we might have enough bread.”
“We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.”
We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.
We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.
Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
Our fathers sinned, and are no more; We have borne their iniquities.
Servants rule over us: There is none to deliver us out of their hand.
We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.