5:6a We submitted to Egypt and Assyria

We gave ourselves to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians (Easy English Bible)
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We had to surrender to ⌊the rulers of⌋ Egypt and Assyria

5:6b to get enough bread.

so that we could get food to eat. (Easy English Bible)
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because we were hungry. (Contemporary English Version)

5:6a-b (combined)

We beg for bread from Egypt, and Assyria too. (TLB)

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