耶利米哀歌 5:9
We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
Context
This verse from 耶利米哀歌 Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. 基列人的耶弗他是妓女的儿子，被逐出家门，后来族人请他回来，立他为首领抵挡亚扪人。他许愿若得胜，将以第一个出来迎接他的人献为燔祭；他的独生女儿先出来，他悲痛地履行了誓愿。
其他译本
We get our bread at the peril of our lives, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.
We put our lives in danger to get our bread, because of the sword of the waste land.
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