12Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.


In Context

9 With our lives we bring in our bread, Because of the sword of the wilderness.

10 Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.

11 Wives in Zion they have humbled, Virgins — in cities of Judah.

12 Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.

13 Young men to grind they have taken, And youths with wood have stumbled.

14 The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.

Lamentations 5:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:12The princes were hanged up by their hand: they did not respect the persons of the ancient.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes were hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes were hanged by their hand: the faces of elders were not honored.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honored.