Lamentations 5:4
“We haue drunken our water for money, our wood is sold vnto vs.”
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Lamentations 5:4 Context
2Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliants. 3We are orphanes and fatherlesse, our mothers are as widowes. 4We haue drunken our water for money, our wood is sold vnto vs. 5Our neckes are vnder persecution: we labour and haue no rest. 6We haue giuen the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
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Other Translations for Lamentations 5:4
We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
- King James Version
We have to pay for our drinking water, Our wood comes {to us} at a price.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.
- American Standard Version (1901)
We give money for a drink of water, we get our wood for a price.
- Basic English Bible
Our water have we to drink for money, our wood cometh unto us for a price.
- Darby Bible
We have drank our water for money; our wood is sold to us.
- Webster's Bible
We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.
- World English Bible
Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.
- Youngs Literal Bible
We have drunk our water for money; our wood cometh to us for price.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 5:4
5:4 Sold - Whereas at other times there was abundance of wood and water throughout Judea.