Lamentations 5:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.

New Living Translation
Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are exhausted but are given no rest.

English Standard Version
Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest.

Berean Study Bible
We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.

New American Standard Bible
Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, we are given no rest.

NASB 1995
Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

NASB 1977
Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

Amplified Bible
Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, there is no rest for us.

Christian Standard Bible
We are closely pursued; we are tired, and no one offers us rest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We are closely pursued; we are tired, and no one offers us rest.

Contemporary English Version
We are terribly mistreated; we are worn out and can find no rest.

Good News Translation
Driven hard like donkeys or camels, we are tired, but are allowed no rest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Our enemies] are breathing down our necks. We are worn out [and] not permitted to rest.

International Standard Version
Our pursuers breathe down our necks; we are weary, but there is no rest for us.

NET Bible
We are pursued--they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

New King James Version
They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.

King James 2000 Bible
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.

New Heart English Bible
Our pursuers are on our necks; we are weary, and have no rest.

World English Bible
Our pursuers are on our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

American King James Version
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.

American Standard Version
Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.

A Faithful Version
Our pursuers are at our necks; we grow weary; no rest is given to us.

Darby Bible Translation
Our pursuers are on our necks: we are weary, we have no rest.

English Revised Version
Our pursuers are upon our necks: we are weary, and have no rest.

Webster's Bible Translation
Our necks are under persecution: we labor, and have no rest.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Our neckes are vnder persecution: we are wearie, and haue no rest.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Our neckes are vnder persecution, we are weery and haue no rest.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Oure neckes are vnder persecucion, we are weery, and haue no rest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For our neck we have been pursued, "" We have labored—there has been no rest for us.

Young's Literal Translation
For our neck we have been pursued, We have laboured -- there hath been no rest for us.

Smith's Literal Translation
Upon our necks were we pursued: we labored and no rest to us.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
We were dragged by our necks. Being weary, no rest was given to us.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They came for our necks; we were persecuted and we labor and we have no rest

Lamsa Bible
Our necks are under yokes; we labor, and have no rest.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
To our very necks we are pursued; We labour, and have no rest.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
we have been persecuted, we have laboured, we have had no rest.
















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