Lamentations 5:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

New Living Translation
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.

English Standard Version
We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough.

Berean Study Bible
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

New American Standard Bible
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

NASB 1995
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

NASB 1977
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

Amplified Bible
We have given the hand [as a pledge of fidelity and submission] to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

Christian Standard Bible
We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We made a treaty with Egypt and with Assyria, to get enough food.

Contemporary English Version
We had to surrender to Egypt and Assyria because we were hungry.

Good News Translation
To get food enough to stay alive, we went begging to Egypt and Assyria.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.

International Standard Version
We made a deal with the Egyptians and the Assyrians for the price of food.

NET Bible
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

New King James Version
We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

King James 2000 Bible
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

New Heart English Bible
We have submitted to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians, to get enough bread.

World English Bible
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

American King James Version
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

American Standard Version
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

A Faithful Version
We have given the hand to Egypt, to Assyria, to be satisfied with bread.

Darby Bible Translation
We have given the hand to Egypt, [and] to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

English Revised Version
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Webster's Bible Translation
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
We haue giuen our handes to the Egyptians, and to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Aforetime we yeelded our selues to the Egyptians, and nowe to the Assyrians, onlye that we might haue bread inough.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egipcians, and now to the Assirians, only that we might haue bred ynough.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
[To] Egypt we have given a hand, "" [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

Young's Literal Translation
To Egypt we have given a hand, To Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

Smith's Literal Translation
We gave the hand to Egypt, to Assur, to be filled with bread.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread.

Catholic Public Domain Version
We have given our hand to Egypt and to the Assyrians, so that we may be satisfied with bread.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The Egyptians gave a hand, and the Assyrians, to supply bread

Lamsa Bible
The Egyptians gave a helping hand, and we looked to the Assyrians to provide bread.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
We have given the hand to Egypt, And to Assyria, to have bread enough;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Egypt gave the hand to us, Assur to their own satisfaction.
















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