מֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּכֶ֣סֶף שָׁתִ֔ינוּ עֵצֵ֖ינוּ בִּמְחִ֥יר יָבֹֽאוּ׃
Wodę naszą za pieniądze pijamy, drzewo nasze za opłatą się nam dostaje.
Rashi
We pay to drink our own water. Since we were afraid to draw water from the river because of the enemies, we bought [water] from them with money.1Alternatively, ‘we are accustomed to drink from silver cups, and now we even have to pay to drink from wooden cups. (Yalkut Me’am Lo’ez)
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Our water” [5:4]. We are afraid of the nations to draw water. We must buy water for silver and the same for kindling wood.27Rashi, Lamentations, 5:4.