| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Remember, O LORD, what has come upon us; Look, and behold our reproach! | 1Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; Look, and see our reproach! |
| 2Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens, And our houses to foreigners. | 2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to aliens. |
| 3We have become orphans and waifs, Our mothers are like widows. | 3We have become orphans without a father, Our mothers are like widows. |
| 4We pay for the water we drink, And our wood comes at a price. | 4We have to pay for our drinking water, Our wood comes to us at a price. |
| 5They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest. | 5Our pursuers are at our necks; We are worn out, there is no rest for us. |
| 6We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. | 6We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. |
| 7Our fathers sinned and are no more, But we bear their iniquities. | 7Our fathers sinned, and are no more; It is we who have borne their iniquities. |
| 8Servants rule over us; There is none to deliver us from their hand. | 8Slaves rule over us; There is no one to deliver us from their hand. |
| 9We get our bread at the risk of our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness. | 9We get our bread at the risk of our lives Because of the sword in the wilderness. |
| 10Our skin is hot as an oven, Because of the fever of famine. | 10Our skin has become as hot as an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine. |
| 11They ravished the women in Zion, The maidens in the cities of Judah. | 11They ravished the women in Zion, The virgins in the cities of Judah. |
| 12Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected. | 12Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected. |
| 13Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood. | 13Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled under loads of wood. |
| 14The elders have ceased gathering at the gate, And the young men from their music. | 14Elders are gone from the gate, Young men from their music. |
| 15The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has turned into mourning. | 15The joy of our hearts has ceased; Our dancing has been turned into mourning. |
| 16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! | 16The crown has fallen from our head; Woe to us, for we have sinned! |
| 17Because of this our heart is faint; Because of these things our eyes grow dim; | 17Because of this our heart is faint, Because of these things our eyes are dim; |
| 18Because of Mount Zion which is desolate, With foxes walking about on it. | 18Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate, Foxes prowl in it. |
| 19You, O LORD, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation. | 19You, O LORD, rule forever; Your throne is from generation to generation. |
| 20Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time? | 20Why do You forget us forever? Why do You forsake us so long? |
| 21Turn us back to You, O LORD, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, | 21Restore us to You, O LORD, that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, |
| 22Unless You have utterly rejected us, And are very angry with us! | 22Unless You have utterly rejected us And are exceedingly angry with us. |
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