Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Lamentations 5:13
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Berean Standard Bible
Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
King James Version
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
World English Bible
The young men carry millstones. The children stumbled under loads of wood.
American Standard Version
The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Lamentations 5
11 Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
13 Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
15 Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
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