Lamentations 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.”

Lamentations 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 5:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“We must pay for water to drink. Our wood is sold to us.”

Lamentations 5:4 — World English Bible

Lamentations 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.”

Lamentations 5:4 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.”

Lamentations 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Our water have we to drink for money, our wood cometh unto us for a price.”

Lamentations 5:4 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wee haue drunke our water for money, and our wood is solde vnto vs.”

Lamentations 5:4 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 5:4 in Context — Lamentations 5

2 Nossa herança passou a ser de estrangeiros, nossas casas de forasteiros.

3 Órfãos somos sem pai, nossas mães são como viúvas.

4 Bebemos nossa água por dinheiro; nossa lenha temos que pagar.

5 Perseguição sofremos sobre nossos pescoços; estamos cansados, mas não temos descanso.

6 Nós nos rendemos aos egípcios e aos assírios para nos saciarmos de pão.

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What Does Lamentations 5:4 Mean?

Lamentations 5:4 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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