Lamentations 5:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We are terribly ill-treated; we are worn out and can find no rest.

Cross References

Jeremiah 27:8

This yoke stands for the power of King Nebuchadnezzar, and I will destroy any nation that refuses to obey him. Nebuchadnezzar will attack, and many will die in battle or from hunger and disease.

Jeremiah 51:58

The thick walls of that city will be torn down, and its huge gates burnt. Everything that nation worked so hard to gain will go up in smoke.

Lamentations 1:14

You have tied my sins around my neck, and they weigh so heavily that my strength is gone. You have put me in the power of enemies too strong for me.

Lamentations 1:3

The people of Judah are slaves, suffering in a foreign land, with no rest from sorrow. Their enemies captured them and were terribly cruel.

Lamentations 4:19

They swooped down faster than eagles from the sky. They hunted for us in the hills and set traps to catch us out in the desert.

Micah 2:3

But here is what the LORD says: “I am planning trouble for you. Your necks will be caught in a noose, and you will be disgraced in this time of disaster.”

Matthew 11:29

Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.

Acts 15:10

Now why are you trying to make God angry by placing a heavy burden on these followers? This burden was too heavy for us or our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 28:48

he will send enemies to attack you and make you their slaves. Then you will live in poverty with nothing to eat, drink, or wear, and your owners will work you to death.