Lamentations 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:12 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:12 — KJV
“Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.”
— Lamentations 5:12 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:12 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 5:12
“And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:12: hand, faces, elders
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:12: hand, elders
“And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:12: faces, elders
“And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:12: hand, elders
“And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:12: hand, elders
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