Verse Comparison: Lamentations 5:4
American Standard Version
We have drunken our water for money; Our wood is sold unto us.
Amplified® Bible
We have had to pay money to drink the water that belongs to us; our [own] wood is sold to us.
Contemporary English Version
The water we drink and the wood we burn cost far too much.
Darby English Version
Our water have we to drink for money, our wood cometh unto us for a price.
Good News Bible
We must pay for the water we drink; we must buy the wood we need for fuel.
King James Version
We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
New American Standard Bible
We have to pay for our drinking water, Our wood comes {to us} at a price.
New International Version
We must buy the water we drink;
our wood can be had only at a price.
New King James Version
We pay for the water we drink,
And our wood comes at a price.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We have to pay for our drinking water, Our wood comes to us at a price.
Revised Standard Version
We must pay for the water we drink, the wood we get must be bought.
Young's Literal Translation
Our water for money we have drunk, Our wood for a price doth come.
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