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Lamentations 1:14

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14“We must carry the heavy load of our sins.

He tied it on us with his hands.

Our sins are heavy on our necks.

The Lord has taken away our strength.

He has handed us over to our enemies.

We can’t win the battle over them.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“My transgressions were bound into a yoke;

by his hand they were fastened together;

they were set upon my neck;

he caused my strength to fail;

the Lord gave me into the hands

of those whom I cannot withstand.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“My sins have been bound into a yoke;

by his hands they were woven together.

They have been hung on my neck,

and the Lord has sapped my strength.

He has given me into the hands

of those I cannot withstand.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My transgressions have been formed into a yoke,

fastened together by his hand;

they have been placed on my neck,

and the Lord has broken my strength.

He has handed me over

to those I cannot withstand.

NLTNew Living Translation

“He wove my sins into ropes

to hitch me to a yoke of captivity.

The Lord sapped my strength and turned me over to my enemies;

I am helpless in their hands.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My rebellion was bound as a yoke,

with his hand it was fastened together;

it was put on my neck

and caused my strength to fail.

The Lord gave me into the hands

of those whom I cannot withstand.

KJV 1900King James Version

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand:

They are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall,

The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.