Lamentations 5:7

New American Standard Bible

⁷Our ^(A)fathers sinned, and are gone;
It is we who have been burdened with the punishment for their wrongdoings.

Lamentations 5:7

New International Version

⁷Our ancestors^(A) sinned and are no more,
and we bear their punishment.^(B)

²“^(A)What do you people mean by using this proverb about the land of Israel, saying,

‘^(B)The fathers eat sour grapes,
^[a]But it is the children’s teeth that have become blunt’?

²“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

“‘The parents eat sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?^(A)

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

New International Version (NIV)