Lamentations 5:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ
(a·vo·tei·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
sinned,חָֽטְאוּ֙
(cha·te·'u)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
[and] are no more;(וְאֵינָ֔ם
(ve·'ei·nam,)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
It is we who have borneסָבָֽלְנוּ׃
(sa·va·le·nu.)
5445: to bear (a heavy load)a prim. root
their iniquities.עֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם
(a·vo·no·tei·hem)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Our fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
have sinned
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
and are not
'ayin  (ah'-yin)
a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle
and we have borne
cabal  (saw-bal')
to carry, or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid -- bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.
their iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Our fathers sinned, and are no more; It is we who have borne their iniquities.

King James Bible
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist, but we bear their punishment.

International Standard Version
Our ancestors sinned and no longer exist yet we continue to bear the consequences of their sin.

NET Bible
Our forefathers sinned and are dead, but we suffer their punishment.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Our ancestors sinned. Now they are gone, [but] we have to take the punishment for their wickedness.

King James 2000 Bible
Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
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