Lamentations 5:7

A Prayer for Restoration · Lamentations 5:1–22
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Translations

Modern
Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.
Traditional
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
Literal
Our fathers sinned, and are no more, and we bear their iniquities.
Latin
Patres nostri peccaverunt, et non sunt: et nos iniquitates eorum portavimus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment.

Notes

This chapter is a sincere prayer asking for restoration (compare Daniel 9:4–19).

Glossary

Criminal Law and Punishment Disease Lamentations, Book of

Topics

Judgments: Inflicted Upon: Posterity of Sinners Parents: Curses Entailed Parents: Sins of, Visited on Their Children Parents: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Patriotism: General Scriptures Concerning Punishment: Entailed: Upon Children Sin: Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children