Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Lamentations 5:6
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Berean Standard Bible
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
King James Version
We have given the hand [to] the Egyptians, [and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
World English Bible
We have given our hands to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
American Standard Version
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Lamentations 5
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.
8 Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.
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