Lamentations 5:10
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordOur skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
— Lamentations 5:10, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.