the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Lamentations 5:6
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We made a treaty with Egyptand with Assyria, to get enough food.
We have given the hand to the Mitzrim, To the Ashshur, to be satisfied with bread.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough.
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
We made an agreement with Egypt and with Assyria to get enough food.
We have given the hand [as a pledge of fidelity and submission] to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, To the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We haue giuen our handes to the Egyptians, and to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
We have given over our hands to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria, to get enough food.
We made pacts with Egypt and Ashur to get enough food.
We have given the hand to Egypt, [and] to Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
We made an agreement with Egypt. We also made an agreement with Assyria to get enough bread.
The Egyptians gave a helping hand, and we looked to the Assyrians to provide bread.
To get food enough to stay alive, we went begging to Egypt and Assyria.
We have made a deal with Egypt and Assyria to be satisfied with food.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, to the Assyrian, in order to be satisfied with bread.
Afore tyme we yelded oure selues to the Egipcians, and now to the Assirians, only that we might haue bred ynough.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We have given our hands to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians so that we might have enough bread.
We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to have bread enough;
We haue giuen the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
[Aforetime] we yeelded our selues to the Egyptians, [and nowe] to the Assyrians, onlye that we might haue bread inough.
Egypt gave the hand to us, Assur to their own satisfaction.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We yauen hond to Egipt, and to Assiriens, that we schulden be fillid with breed.
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, And to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We have given the hand [to] the Egyptians, [and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We have submitted to Egypt and Assyria in order to buy food to eat.
We have given our hand to the Egyptians And the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough food to survive.
We have put out our hands to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
We have made a pact with Egypt and Assyria, to get enough bread.
To Egypt, have we stretched out our hand, to Assyria, to be satisfied with bread.
We have given our hand to Egypt, and to the Assyrians, that we might be satisfied with bread.
We have given the hand to Egypt, and to Assyria, to get bread enough.
[To] Egypt we have given a hand, [To] Asshur, to be satisfied with bread.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
given: Genesis 24:2, 2 Kings 10:15, Jeremiah 50:15, Ezekiel 17:18
to the Egyptians: Isaiah 30:1-6, Isaiah 31:1-3, Isaiah 57:9, Jeremiah 2:18, Jeremiah 2:36, Jeremiah 44:12-14, Hosea 5:13, Hosea 7:11, Hosea 9:3, Hosea 12:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:19 - buy us Ezra 10:19 - gave their hands Job 15:23 - wandereth Psalms 107:12 - he brought
Cross-References
Later, Seth had a son and named him Enosh. About this time people started worshiping the Lord .
Gill's Notes on the Bible
We have given our hand [to] the Egyptians,.... Either by way of supplication, to beg bread of them; or by way of covenant and agreement; or to testify subjection to them, in order to be supplied with food: many of the Jews went into Egypt upon the taking of the city, Jeremiah 43:5;
[and to] the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread; among whom many of the captives were dispersed; since from hence they are said to be returned, as well as from Egypt, Isaiah 11:16.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
“To give the hand” means to submit oneself. Absolutely it was Babylon that had just destroyed their national existence, but Jeremiah means that all feelings of patriotism were crushed, and the sole care that remained was the desire for personal preservation. To secure this the people would readily have submitted to the yoke either of Egypt or Assyria, the great powers from which in their past history they had so often suffered.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. We have given the hand to the Egyptians — We have sought alliances both with the Egyptians and Assyrians, and made covenants with them in order to get the necessaries of life. Or, wherever we are now driven, we are obliged to submit to the people of the countries in order to the preservation of our lives.
