Our (A)fathers sinned, and are no more;
It is we who have borne their iniquities.
(B)Slaves rule over us;
There is (C)no one to deliver us from their hand.
We get our bread [a]at the (D)risk of our lives
[b]Because of the sword in the wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 5:9 Lit with our soul
  2. Lamentations 5:9 Or In the face of