Lamentations 5:13

They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

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Other Translations for Lamentations 5:13

BSB
Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.
AKJV
They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
CPDV
They have sexually abused the adolescents, and the children were corrupted in the wood.
ERV
The young men bare the mill, and the children stumbled under the wood.
NHEB
The young men grind at the mill; the boys stagger under loads of wood.
SMT
They took away the chosen ones to grind, and the young men were weak in the wood.

Commentary for Lamentations 5:13

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Lamentations 5:13
Summary
Young males enslaved and exhausted
Place
Judah
Event
Young people forced to labor
Estimated Time Period
c. 586 BC
Category
Judgment