New International Version (NIV)
4We must buy the water we drink;
our wood can be had only at a price.
Lamentations 5:4
Lamentations 5:4 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
4 We have to pay for our drinking water,
Our wood comes to us at a price.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
4We have to pay for our drinking water;
Our wood comes to us at a price.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
4We must buy the water we drink;
our wood comes at a price.
American Standard Version (ASV)
4We have drunken our water for money;
Our wood is sold unto us.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
4Wee haue drunke our water for money, and our wood is solde vnto vs.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
4We must pay for water to drink.
Our wood is sold to us.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
4We have to buy the water we drink.
We have to pay for the wood we use.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
4We must pay money for the water that we drink.
We must buy expensive wood for our fires.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
4We have drunk our water for money, || Our wood comes for a price.