5:3a We have become fatherless orphans;

We have become orphans, who have no father ⌊to protect us⌋ .
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Our fathers are no longer there, and so we are ⌊like helpless⌋ orphans.

5:3b our mothers are widows.

Our mothers have become like widows. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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Our mothers have lost their husbands.

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