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Lamentations 5:12 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Lamentations 5:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 5 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.”
Lamentations 5:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 5:12
The Degradation of LeadersThis verse depicts the horrific humiliation of Jerusalem's leadership following the Babylonian conquest. The phrase "princes are hanged up by their hand" (sarim be-yadam talu) describes public execution or display of bodies—a practice used by conquerors to demonstrate total subjugation. The Hebrew talah (תָּלָה, "to hang") often refers to corpses displayed after execution, serving as warnings against rebellion. The phrase "by their hand" may indicate hanging by the princes' own hands, or possibly that enemies did this "by their hand" (instrumentally).The second half i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 5:12
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“they didn't favor the elders.”
“I profaned my inheritance”
“they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
“And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.”
“Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”
“who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army”
“Yahweh”