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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/lamentations/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Foreigners and strangers have taken our land and our homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, our houses unto aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The land we inherited has been turned over to strangers. Our homes have been turned over to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our property is in the hands of strangers; foreigners are living in our homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, and our homes to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned to strangers, "" Our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our inheritance hath been turned to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Our inheritance was turned to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned to aliens: our houses to strangers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to foreigners; our houses to outsiders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Our heritage is turned over to strangers, our homes, to foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers and our houses to foreigners<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned away to aliens, our houses to strangers:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/5-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1319" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">A Prayer for Restoration</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace! <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū (N-fsc:: 1cp) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">Our inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: ne·hep̄·ḵāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">has been turned over</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: lə·zā·rîm (Prep-l:: Adj-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">to strangers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">our houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: lə·nā·ḵə·rîm (Prep-l:: Adj-mp) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">to foreigners.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a></span><br />You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Deuteronomy 28:41</a></span><br />You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Jeremiah 9:19</a></span><br />For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a></span><br />I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-21.htm">Jeremiah 13:21</a></span><br />What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-4.htm">Jeremiah 17:4</a></span><br />And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1</a></span><br />Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21</a></span><br />And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Ezekiel 11:15</a></span><br />“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-12.htm">Ezekiel 36:12</a></span><br />Yes, I will cause My people Israel to walk upon you; they will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer deprive them of their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Matthew 21:38-41</a></span><br />But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ / So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. / Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-7.htm">Mark 12:7-9</a></span><br />But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ / So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. / What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-14.htm">Luke 20:14-16</a></span><br />But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ / So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? / He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></span><br />He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a></b></br> Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1,2</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Isaiah 1:7</a></b></br> Your country <i>is</i> desolate, your cities <i>are</i> burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and <i>it is</i> desolate, as overthrown by strangers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-15.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-24.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-19.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Countrymen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-16.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-5.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers</b><br>The concept of "inheritance" in the Old Testament often refers to the land that God promised to the Israelites, a central aspect of their identity and covenant with God (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). This inheritance was not just a physical possession but a symbol of God's faithfulness and the people's relationship with Him. The turning over of this inheritance to "strangers" signifies a profound loss and a breach in the covenant relationship. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian conquest, where foreign powers took control of the land of Judah, fulfilling prophecies of judgment due to Israel's disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a>). Theologically, it underscores the consequences of sin and the loss of divine favor, echoing the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8-11</a>).<p><b>Our houses to foreigners</b><br>The mention of "houses" being given to "foreigners" highlights the personal and communal devastation experienced by the Israelites. Houses represent stability, family heritage, and personal security. The loss of homes to foreigners indicates not only physical displacement but also a deep sense of shame and helplessness. This situation is reminiscent of the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Deuteronomy 28:30</a>, where disobedience leads to others inhabiting the homes built by the Israelites. It also reflects the broader theme of exile, a recurring motif in the Bible where God's people are removed from their land due to unfaithfulness, yet with a promise of eventual restoration (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>). In a typological sense, this loss and longing for restoration can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate redemption and restoration found in Jesus Christ, who provides a spiritual inheritance and eternal home for believers (<a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>- Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah was a prophet who witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The city that was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament expressed in this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonians.htm">Babylonians</a></b><br>- The foreign power that conquered Jerusalem, leading to the Jewish people's loss of their land and homes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The people of God who are lamenting the loss of their inheritance and homes due to their disobedience and subsequent exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>- Refers to the land and blessings promised to the Israelites by God, which have now been taken by foreign powers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' loss of inheritance serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. It is crucial to remain faithful and obedient to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_loss.htm">The Pain of Loss</a></b><br>The lament over lost inheritance and homes reflects the deep pain and sorrow that comes with losing what is precious. It encourages believers to empathize with those who suffer loss and to seek God's comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. The exile was a fulfillment of His warnings, demonstrating that His words are true and trustworthy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While Lamentations is a book of sorrow, it also points to the hope of restoration. Believers can trust that God is able to restore what has been lost when they return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_findings_match_lamentations_5_2's_ruin.htm">Lamentations 5:2 depicts a Jerusalem left desolate—do archaeological findings fully align with the extent of destruction described? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_15_5_align_with_deut._23_20.htm">Psalm 15:5 forbids charging interest; how does this align with other Old Testament passages that allow interest to foreigners (e.g., Deuteronomy 23:20)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_be_an_'enemy'_yet_unchanging.htm">Lamentations 2:5 - In what sense can God become an 'enemy' to those He once favored, and does this contradict other biblical portrayals of His unchanging nature?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_adam_and_eve_in_eden.htm">Who was King Jehoahaz in biblical history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Turned.</span>--Used here as in the sense of <span class= "ital">transferred.</span><p><span class= "bld">Houses.</span>--In Jer. Iii. 13, the Chaldaeans are said to have burnt the houses of Jerusalem, and those of the great men elsewhere; here, therefore, the "houses" spoken of are those of the farmers and peasants in the country.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Our inheritance.</span> The land had been "given" to Abraham (Genesis 13:25; 17:8), and was consequently inherited by Abraham's posterity. <span class="cmt_word">Our houses.</span> Not as it the Chaldeans had actually taken up their abode in some of the houses of Jerusalem. The expressions are forcible, but inexact. The land was seized; the houses were destroyed (<a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/5-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Our inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been turned over</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ne·hep̄·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to strangers,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְזָרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·zā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to foreigners.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנָכְרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·nā·ḵə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> </span><span class="str2">Foreign, alien</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers Our (Lam. 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