Lamentations 5:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.”
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BSBPD
“Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 5:10 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 30:30My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
- Psalms 119:83Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
- Lamentations 3:4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
- Lamentations 4:8But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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