Verse Comparison: Lamentations 5:13
American Standard Version
The young men bare the mill; And the children stumbled under the wood.
Amplified® Bible
Young men carried millstones, and boys fell [staggering] under [burdens of] wood.
Contemporary English Version
Young men are forced to do the work of slaves; boys must carry heavy loads of wood.
Darby English Version
The young men have borne the mill, and the youths have stumbled under the wood.
Good News Bible
Our young men are forced to grind grain like slaves; boys go staggering under heavy loads of wood.
King James Version
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
New American Standard Bible
Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled under {loads} of wood.
New International Version
Young men toil at the millstones;
boys stagger under loads of wood.
New King James Version
Young men ground at the millstones;
Boys staggered under loads of wood.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Young men worked at the grinding mill, And youths stumbled under loads of wood.
Revised Standard Version
Young men are compelled to grind at the mill; and boys stagger under loads of wood.
Young's Literal Translation
Young men to grind they have taken, And youths with wood have stumbled.