New International Version (NIV)
7Our ancestors sinned and are no more,
and we bear their punishment.
Lamentations 5:7
Lamentations 5:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7Our fathers sinned, and are gone;
It is we who have been burdened with the punishment for their wrongdoings.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
It is we who have borne their iniquities.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
It is 5:7 Both forefathers and sons were responsible for the disaster that had come on Jerusalem. This generation was equally deserving of punishment.we who have carried their sin. [Is 65:7; Jer 16:11, 12; 31:29; Ezek 18:2-4]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7Our fathers sinned and are no more,
but we bear their punishment.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7Our people of long ago sinned.
And they are now dead.
We are being punished because of their sins.