Lamentations 5:13

Lamentations 5:13 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13Young men toil at the millstones;

boys stagger under loads of wood.

13Young men 5:13 Lit carried theworked at the grinding mill,

And youths staggered under loads of wood.

13Young men worked at the grinding mill,

And youths stumbled under loads of wood.

13Young men worked at the grinding mill,

And boys fell [staggering] under loads of wood.

13Young men toil at millstones;

boys stagger under loads of wood.

13Our young men are forced to grind grain at the mill.

Our boys almost fall down

as they carry heavy loads of wood.