Holy Scripture
Lamentations 5:7
A church father on this verse
“Here the people's slavery is exaggerated. So, first are viewed the conditions of those enslaved, as they are being punished for the sins of others. As said: "Our fathers sinned, and are no more, and we bear their iniquities." Since our fathers have died: "we bear their iniquities", while sustaining their punishments.…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
7Our fathers sinned, and are not: We have borne their iniquities.
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In context
5We have been persecuted, We have labored, we have had no rest.
6Egypt gave the hand to us, Assyria to their own satisfaction.
— Lamentations 5:7 —
8Servants have ruled over us: There is none to ransom us out of their hand.
9We shall bring in our bread with danger of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.