New International Version Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. New Living Translation Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. English Standard Version Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to foreigners. Berean Standard Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Berean Literal Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, and our houses to foreigners. King James Bible Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. New King James Version Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners. New American Standard Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. NASB 1995 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens. NASB 1977 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens. Legacy Standard Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. Amplified Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. Berean Annotated Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Christian Standard Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Holman Christian Standard Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. American Standard Version Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens. Contemporary English Version Foreigners and strangers have taken our land and our homes. English Revised Version Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, our houses unto aliens. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The land we inherited has been turned over to strangers. Our homes have been turned over to foreigners. Good News Translation Our property is in the hands of strangers; foreigners are living in our homes. International Standard Version Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, and our homes to foreigners. NET Bible Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes. New Heart English Bible Our inheritance is turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Webster's Bible Translation Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleOur inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. World English Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOur inheritance has been turned to strangers, "" Our houses to foreigners. Berean Literal Bible Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, and our houses to foreigners. Young's Literal Translation Our inheritance hath been turned to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. Smith's Literal Translation Our inheritance was turned to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOur inheritance is turned to aliens: our houses to strangers. Catholic Public Domain Version Our inheritance has been turned over to foreigners; our houses to outsiders. New American Bible Our heritage is turned over to strangers, our homes, to foreigners. New Revised Standard Version Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOur inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to aliens. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers and our houses to foreigners OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Our inheritance is turned unto strangers, Our houses unto aliens. Brenton Septuagint Translation Our inheritance has been turned away to aliens, our houses to strangers: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context A Prayer for Restoration1Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace! 2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. 3We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.… Cross References Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Psalm 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble. Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers. Ezekiel 36:5 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became plunder. our houses to foreigners. Jeremiah 6:12-13 Their houses will be turned over to others, their fields and wives as well, for I will stretch out My hand against the inhabitants of the land,” declares the LORD. / “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. Micah 2:2 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. Ezekiel 7:24 So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. Deuteronomy 28:30 You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. Deuteronomy 28:32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. Deuteronomy 28:41 You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. Jeremiah 9:19 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’” Jeremiah 12:7 I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies. Jeremiah 13:21 What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor? Jeremiah 17:4 And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will burn forever.” Jeremiah 49:1 Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? Ezekiel 7:21 And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. Ezekiel 11:15 “Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’ Treasury of Scripture Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. Deuteronomy 28:30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. Psalm 79:1,2 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps… Isaiah 1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. Jump to Previous Aliens Countrymen Foreigners Heritage Homes Houses Inheritance Lands Strange Strangers TurnedJump to Next Aliens Countrymen Foreigners Heritage Homes Houses Inheritance Lands Strange Strangers TurnedLamentations 5 1. A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, The land God gave Israel as a covenant inheritance had been seized by foreign invaders. Babylon’s conquest of Judah brought the loss of fields, vineyards, and ancestral property, reversing the security Israel had known in the land. The disaster testified to the seriousness of Judah’s persistent rebellion against God and the judgment warned of through the prophets. Psa 79:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded… our houses to foreigners. Homes that had represented family life, stability, and generations of labor were occupied or controlled by outsiders. Many survivors had been killed, deported, or left impoverished in the ruined land. The lament expresses both the national humiliation of exile and the personal grief of families stripped of their place, possessions, and security. Jer 6:12-13 Their houses will be turned over to others,… Persons / Places / Events 1. Jeremiah- Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah was a prophet who witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people. 2. Jerusalem - The city that was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament expressed in this verse. 3. Babylonians - The foreign power that conquered Jerusalem, leading to the Jewish people's loss of their land and homes. 4. Israelites - The people of God who are lamenting the loss of their inheritance and homes due to their disobedience and subsequent exile. 5. Inheritance - Refers to the land and blessings promised to the Israelites by God, which have now been taken by foreign powers. Teaching Points The Consequences of DisobedienceThe Israelites' loss of inheritance serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. It is crucial to remain faithful and obedient to God's Word. The Pain of Loss The lament over lost inheritance and homes reflects the deep pain and sorrow that comes with losing what is precious. It encourages believers to empathize with those who suffer loss and to seek God's comfort. God's Sovereignty in Judgment Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. The exile was a fulfillment of His warnings, demonstrating that His words are true and trustworthy. Hope in Restoration While Lamentations is a book of sorrow, it also points to the hope of restoration. Believers can trust that God is able to restore what has been lost when they return to Him. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Lamentations 5:2?2. How does Lamentations 5:2 reflect consequences of turning away from God? 3. What lessons can we learn about stewardship from "our inheritance has been turned"? 4. How can we apply Lamentations 5:2 to modern-day family responsibilities? 5. What other scriptures discuss losing inheritance due to disobedience? 6. How can we ensure our spiritual inheritance remains intact for future generations? 7. How does Lamentations 5:2 reflect the historical context of the Babylonian exile? 8. What theological implications arise from the loss of inheritance in Lamentations 5:2? 9. How does Lamentations 5:2 challenge the belief in God's protection over His people? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 5? (2) Turned.--Used here as in the sense of transferred. Houses.--In Jer. Iii. 13, the Chaldaeans are said to have burnt the houses of Jerusalem, and those of the great men elsewhere; here, therefore, the "houses" spoken of are those of the farmers and peasants in the country. Verse 2. - Our inheritance. The land had been "given" to Abraham (Genesis 13:25; 17:8), and was consequently inherited by Abraham's posterity. Our houses. Not as it the Chaldeans had actually taken up their abode in some of the houses of Jerusalem. The expressions are forcible, but inexact. The land was seized; the houses were destroyed (Jeremiah 52:13). Lamentations 5:2 voices the crushing reality that Judah’s covenant land and homes now belong to others. The loss proves God’s warnings true, underscores the seriousness of sin, and invites humble return to Him who alone can restore both inheritance and household.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion has been turned over נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה (ne·hep̄·ḵāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert to strangers, לְזָרִ֔ים (lə·zā·rîm) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery our houses בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ (bāt·tê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 1004: A house to foreigners. לְנָכְרִֽים׃ (lə·nā·ḵə·rîm) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien Additonal Resources Lamentations 5:2 Blue Letter BibleLamentations 5:2 Bible Gateway Lamentations 5:2 Bible.com Lamentations 5:2 NIV |
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