NET Bible
"Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment."
— Lamentations 5:7, NET Bible
“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”
“Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities. ”
“Our fathers sinned, and are no more; We have borne their iniquities.”
“Our fathers have sinned, and are not: and we have borne their iniquities.”
“Our fathers were sinners and are dead; and the weight of their evil-doing is on us.”
“Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.”
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.
At the risk of our lives we get our food because robbers lurk in the wilderness.
Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.