Lamentations 5:6

We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

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Interpretation

Is any afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God.

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This thought runs through Lamentations 5:5-6.

Lamentations 5:5 Lamentations 5:6

Assyria Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
Egypt Place: The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.