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Lamentations 5:1–3

A Prayer for Restoration

5 Remember, aO Lord, what has come upon us;

Look, and behold bour reproach!

2 cOur inheritance has been turned over to aliens,

And our houses to foreigners.

3 We have become orphans and waifs,

Our mothers are like dwidows.

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Lamentations 5:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;

look, and see our disgrace.

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our homes to foreigners.

We have become fatherless,

our mothers are widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;

look, and see our disgrace!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our homes to foreigners.

We have become orphans, fatherless;

our mothers are like widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us:

Consider, and behold our reproach.

Our inheritance is turned to strangers,

Our houses to aliens.

We are orphans and fatherless,

Our mothers are as widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Lord, remember what has happened to us.

See how we have been disgraced!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our homes to foreigners.

We are orphaned and fatherless.

Our mothers are widowed.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Remember, Lord, what happened to us.

Look and see our disgrace.

Our land has been turned over to strangers;

our houses have been given to foreigners.

We are like orphans with no father;

our mothers are like widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us:

Behold, and see our reproach.

Our inheritance is turned unto strangers,

Our houses unto aliens.

We are orphans and fatherless;

Our mothers are as widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us; consider, and see our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Remember, O Lord, what has happened to us. 

Take a look at our disgrace! 

“The land we inherited has been turned over to strangers. 

Our homes have been turned over to foreigners. 

We are orphans without a father. 

Our mothers are like widows. 

Lamentations 5:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Yahweh, remember what has happened to us.

Look, and see our disgrace!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our houses to foreigners.

We have become orphans, fatherless;

our mothers are widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;

look, and see our disgrace!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our homes to aliens.

We have become orphans, fatherless;

our mothers are like widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Remember, O Yahweh, what has become of us;

take note, and see our disgrace!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

our houses, to foreigners.

We have become orphans, fatherless,

our mothers are like widows.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Lord, think about what has happened to us.

Look at the shame our enemies have brought on us.

The land you gave us has been turned over to outsiders.

Our homes have been given to strangers.

Our fathers have been killed.

Our mothers don’t have husbands.

Lamentations 5:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;

Look, and see our reproach!

Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,

Our houses to aliens.

We have become orphans without a father,

Our mothers are like widows.


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