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Lamentations 5:6

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

We have given {H5414} the hand {H3027} to the Egyptians {H4714}, and to the Assyrians {H804}, to be satisfied {H7646} with bread {H3899}.

We made pacts with Egypt and Ashur to get enough food.

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

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

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Cross-References

  • Hosea 12:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

  • Hosea 9:3 (5 votes)

    They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria.

  • Jeremiah 2:36 (3 votes)

    Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

  • Genesis 24:2 (3 votes)

    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

  • Hosea 7:11 (3 votes)

    Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

  • Hosea 5:13 (3 votes)

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

  • Jeremiah 2:18 (3 votes)

    And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?