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Verse 5

Lamentations 5:7

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

American Standard Version (1901)

Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.

Bible in Basic English

Our fathers were sinners and are dead; and the weight of their evil-doing is on us.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Our fathers have sinned, and are not: and we have borne their iniquities.

Free Bible Version

Our forefathers sinned and they're gone, but we're being punished for their sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Our fathers haue sinned, and are not, and we haue borne their iniquities.

King James (Authorized) Version

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Translation for Translators

Our ancestors sinned, and now they are dead, but we are being punished for the sins that they committed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Our fathers sinned, and they are no more, and we bear their iniquities.

Noah Webster Bible

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

World English Bible

Our fathers sinned, and are no more. We have borne their iniquities.

Young's Literal Translation

Our fathers have sinned — they are not, We their iniquities have borne.

Context

A Prayer for Restoration

⁶We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. ⁷Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment. ⁸Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.

Summary

This verse reflects the desolation and suffering experienced by the people of Judah as they lament the consequences of their sins. It portrays a vivid picture of the hardships they endured, including hunger, thirst, and oppression. The plea for mercy and restoration underscores the need for God's intervention and deliverance in times of distress. Despite the despair described, there is a glimmer of hope in turning back to God for forgiveness and renewal. The verse serves as a reminder of the consequences of straying from God's ways and the importance of seeking His mercy and restoration.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Our fathers have sinned, and are not - Nations, as such, cannot be punished in the other world; therefore national judgments are to be looked for only in this life. The punishment which the Jewish nation had been meriting for a series of years came now upon them, because they copied and increased the sins of their fathers, and the cup of their iniquity was full. Thus the children might be said to bear the sins of the fathers, that is, in temporal punishment, for in no other way does God visit these upon the children. See Eze 18:1, etc.

Lamentations 5:7

A Prayer for Restoration

⁶We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. ⁷Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment. ⁸Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.

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Berean Standard Bible

Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

American Standard Version (1901)

Our fathers sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities.

Bible in Basic English

Our fathers were sinners and are dead; and the weight of their evil-doing is on us.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Our fathers have sinned, and are not: and we have borne their iniquities.

Free Bible Version

Our forefathers sinned and they're gone, but we're being punished for their sins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Our fathers haue sinned, and are not, and we haue borne their iniquities.

King James (Authorized) Version

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Translation for Translators

Our ancestors sinned, and now they are dead, but we are being punished for the sins that they committed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Our fathers sinned, and they are no more, and we bear their iniquities.

Noah Webster Bible

Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

World English Bible

Our fathers sinned, and are no more. We have borne their iniquities.

Young's Literal Translation

Our fathers have sinned — they are not, We their iniquities have borne.