Lamentations 5:4

New Century Version

We have to buy the water we drink; we must pay for the firewood.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:36

“Look, we are slaves today in the land you gave our ancestors. They were to enjoy its fruit and its good things, but look, we are slaves here.

Isaiah 3:1

Understand this: The Lord God All-Powerful will take away everything Judah and Jerusalem need— all the food and water,

Isaiah 55:1

The Lord says, “All you who are thirsty, come and drink. Those of you who do not have money, come, buy and eat! Come buy wine and milk without money and without cost.

Deuteronomy 28:48

so you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. You will be hungry, thirsty, naked, and poor, and the Lord will put a load on you until he has destroyed you.