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Lamentations 5:16 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Lamentations 5:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 5 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! The: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen”
Lamentations 5:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 5:16
Personal responsibility acknowledged: "The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!" (naflah ateret roshenu oi-na lanu ki chatanu, נָפְלָה עֲטֶרֶת רֹאשֵׁנוּ אוֹי־נָא לָנוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ). The "crown" (ateret, עֲטֶרֶת) symbolizes glory, honor, dignity—all that Israel possessed as God's chosen people. Its fall represents complete loss of status. Deuteronomy 28:13 promised: "the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail." But covenant breaking reversed this. The "woe unto us" (oi-na lanu, אוֹי־נָא לָנוּ) is a cry of anguish and self-reproach. Critically, the verse en...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 5:16
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“Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.”
“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom”
“Humble yourselves”
“and taken the crown from my head.”
“[and] the iniquities of her priests”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”
“and all knees shall be weak as water.”
“in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God”
“because they have seen her nakedness: yes”
“so that no one takes your crown.”