Lamentations 5:16
14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
15 The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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Compare
- BSB
- The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
- KJV
- The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
- WEB
- The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
- ASV
- The crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have sinned.
- DARBY
- The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, for we have sinned!
- BLB
- the crown has fallen [from] our head—woe to us, for we have sinned!
- ÅB
- Kronen er falt av vårt hode; ve oss, vi har syndet.
- OTB
- Kronen har falt fra vårt hode. Ve oss, for vi har syndet!
- B1930
- Kronen er falt av vårt hode; ve oss, vi har syndet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 89:39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:9–11
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Read in contextJob 19:9
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
Read in contextJeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Read in contextLamentations 1:1
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Read in contextLamentations 4:13
For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Read in contextJeremiah 4:18
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
Read in contextLamentations 1:8
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
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