3We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.


In Context

1 Remember, O Lord , what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.

2 Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, our homes to foreigners.

3 We have become orphans and fatherless, our mothers like widows.

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

5 Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.

Lamentations 5:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:3We are become orphans without a father: our mothers are as widows.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless; Our mothers are as widows.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:3Orphans we have been — without a father, our mothers are as widows.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:3We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.