4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.


In Context

1 Remember, O what is LORD, come upon us: behold, and see our reproach.

2 Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, our houses unto aliens.

3 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

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

5 Our pursuers are upon our necks: we are weary, and have no rest.

6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Lamentations 5:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:4We must buy the water we drink; our wood can be had only at a price.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drunk our water for money: we have bought our wood.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4Our water have we to drink for money, our wood cometh unto us for a price.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drank our water for money; our wood is sold to us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold to us.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold to us.