Lamentations 5:6 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

We have given the hand [as a pledge of fidelity and submission] to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians [merely] to get food to satisfy [our hunger].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

We have given the hand [as a pledge of fidelity and submission] to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians [merely] to get food to satisfy [our hunger].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

We have agreed to serve the Egyptians and the Assyrians, so that we could get food to eat.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We made an agreement with Egypt. We also made an agreement with Assyria to get enough bread.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

We had to beg Egypt and Assyria for food.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

We have given over our hands to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

We have given our hand to Egypt and to Assyria, to be satisfied with bread.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

To Egypt we submitted, and to Assyria, to fill our need of bread.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

We put ourselves under the control of Egypt and Assyria just to get enough bread.

English NIV

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

We have made a pact with Egypt and Assyria, to get enough bread.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We made a pact with Egypt and Assyria just to have enough food to eat.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We beg for bread from Egypt, and Assyria too.

English Tyndale 1537

Afore time we yielded our selves to the Egyptians, and now to the Assyrians, only that we might have bread enough.

Lamentations 5:6 — Compare Translations