4 We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price. 5 We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest. 6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
Lamentations 5:4–6
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Nehemiah 9:36–38
36 So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves! 37 Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they ple…
Psalms 44:9–11
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Psalms 66:10–12
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Lamentations 4:17–19
17 All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. 18 They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! 19 …
Psalms 60:2–4
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Job 24:9–11
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Judith 7:24–26
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Deuteronomy 26:5–7
5 and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. 6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard la…
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