Lamentations 5:5-7

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⁵ Our enemies cause us to work like animals.
But the work is too difficult
and they will not let us rest.
⁶ We gave ourselves to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians,
so that we could get food to eat.
⁷ Our ancestors sinned, but they are dead.
Now we have the troubles that you caused because of them.
You punished us because of their sin.^[a]