Lamentations 5:6

We gave (the) hand to Egypt, and to Assyrians, that we should be [ful] filled with bread. (We put forth our hands to Egypt, and to Assyria, for food to eat.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5We were driven by our heads, and rest was not given to faint men. (The yoke is upon our necks, and rest is not given to the weary.)

7Our fathers sinned, and be not, and we bare the wickednesses of them. (Our forefathers sinned, and be not, and we carry their wickednesses.)

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Cross References

Genesis 24:2And he said to the elder servant of his house, that was sovereign on all things that he had, Put thou thine hand under mine hip, (And he said to the oldest servant of his household, who was the ruler over all the things that he had, Put thy hand under my hip,)

Isaiah 30:1Woe! sons forsakers, saith the Lord, that ye shall make a counsel, and not of me; and weave a web, and not by my spirit, that ye should increase sin on sin. (Woe! ye rebels, saith the Lord, ye who take counsel, (or advice), but not from me; and weave a web, but not by my spirit, so that ye increase sin upon sin.)

Isaiah 57:9and adornedest thee with [the] king’s ointment, and thou multipliedest thy pigments; thou sentest far thy messengers, and thou art made low till to hells, (or thou sentest out thy messengers, or thy procurers, far and wide, even down to hell).

Jeremiah 2:36How vile art thou made, rehearsing thy ways? and thou shalt be shamed of Egypt, as thou were shamed of Assur. (How vile thou art made, changing thy ways! and thou shalt be shamed by Egypt, as thou were shamed by Assyria.)

Jeremiah 50:15Cry ye against it, everywhere it gave (up the) hand; the foundaments thereof fell down, and the walls thereof be destroyed; for it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take ye vengeance of it; as it did, do ye to it. (Cry ye against it, yea, everywhere it threw up its hands; its foundations fell down, and its walls be destroyed; for it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take ye vengeance upon it; as it did, so do ye unto it.)

Ezekiel 17:18For he despised the oath, that he should break the bond of peace, and lo! he gave his hand; and when he hath done all these things, he shall not escape. (For he had so despised the oath, that he broke the covenant, (or the treaty), and behold! he had raised up his hand, (or he had sworn an oath to it); and now that he hath done all these things, he shall not escape.)

Matthew Henry on Lamentations 5:2-17

An Appeal to God; Complicated Sorrows. ( b. c. 588.) 1 Remember, O Lord , what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. 4 We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. 5 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. 6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not;… Read the whole commentary →

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