Lamentations 5:4 · KJV

"We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us."

King James Version

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Passage Context

²Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

³We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

⁴We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.

⁵Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

⁶We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

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Reflection Questions

How do you cope with financial stress?

What does it mean for you to feel deprived of basic needs?

When have you had to struggle for basic necessities?

Life Application

finance

Evaluate your spending habits and consider how you can support those in need.

community

Get involved in local efforts to provide for those facing economic hardship.

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