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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Lamentations 5 Legacy Standard Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/lamentations/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/lamentations/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">LSB</a> > Lamentations 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../lamentations/4.htm" title="Lamentations 4">◄</a> Lamentations 5 <a href="../ezekiel/1.htm" title="Ezekiel 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Legacy Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" title="NASB">►► </a></td></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">O Yahweh, Remember Us!</p><p><CC><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Remember, O Yahweh, what has happened to us; <p class="indent2">Look, and see our reproach! <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, <p class="indent2">Our houses to foreigners. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>We have become orphans without a father; <p class="indent2">Our mothers are like widows. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>We drink our water by means of silver; <p class="indent2">Our wood comes <i>to us</i> at a price. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Our pursuers are at our necks; <p class="indent2">We are worn out; there is no rest for us. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>We have given over <i>our</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>hands to Egypt <i>and</i> Assyria <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>to get enough bread. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Our fathers sinned; they are no more; <p class="indent2">It is we who have borne their iniquities. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Slaves rule over us; <p class="indent2">There is no one to tear us away from their hand. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>We get our bread <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>at the risk of our lives <p class="indent2"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Because of the sword in the wilderness. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Our skin has become as hot as an oven <p class="indent2">Because of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>the burning heat of famine. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They violated the women in Zion, <p class="indent2">The virgins in the cities of Judah. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Princes were hung by their hands; <p class="indent2"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>Elders were not respected. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Young men lifted up <i>the stone</i> at the grinding mill, <p class="indent2">And youths stumbled down under <i>loads</i> of wood. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Elders have ceased from <i>being at</i> the gate, <p class="indent2">Young men from their music. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The joy of our hearts has ceased; <p class="indent2">Our dancing has been turned into mourning. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The crown has fallen from our head; <p class="indent2">Woe to us, for we have sinned! <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Because of this our heart is faint; <p class="indent2">Because of these things our eyes are dim; <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, <p class="indent2">Foxes walk about in it. <p class="reg"><p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>You, O Yahweh, sit enthroned forever; <p class="indent2">Your throne is from generation to generation. <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Why do You forget us forever? <p class="indent2">Why do You forsake us <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>so long? <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Cause us to return to You, O Yahweh, that we may be returned; <p class="indent2">Renew our days as of old, <p class="indent1"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/lamentations/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Even if You have utterly rejected us <p class="indent2"><i>And</i> are exceedingly angry with us.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>We have been pursued upon</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>hand</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>to be satisfied with</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>with our soul</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>In the face of</i><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>the ravages of hunger</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>The faces of elders</i><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>to length of days</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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