Lamentations 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:16 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! The...: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:16 — KJV
“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)
Lamentations 5:16 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 5:16
“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! overcome: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:16: crown, head, woe
“And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. hair...: Heb. head is pilled”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:16: fallen, head, heb
“So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:16: crown, fallen, head
“And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. in great...: Heb. very great”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:16: crown, head, heb
“But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. But...: Heb. And as Absalom there was not a beautiful man in all Israel to praise greatly”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:16: crown, head, heb
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