Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Lamentations 5:5
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Berean Standard Bible
We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
King James Version
Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest.
World English Bible
Our pursuers are on our necks. We are weary, and have no rest.
American Standard Version
Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
Berean Literal Bible
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Lamentations 5
3 We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.
4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price.
5 We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
7 Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
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