Lamentations 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Lamentations 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 5:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored.”

Lamentations 5:12 — World English Bible

Lamentations 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.”

Lamentations 5:12 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Lamentations 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.”

Lamentations 5:12 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The princes are hanged vp by their hande: the faces of the elders were not had in honour.”

Lamentations 5:12 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 5:12 in Context — Lamentations 5

10 Nossa pele se tornou negra como um forno, por causa do ardor da fome.

11 Abusaram das mulheres em Sião, das virgens nas cidades de Judá.

12 Os príncipes foram enforcados por sua mãos; não respeitaram as faces dos velhos.

13 Levaram os rapazes para moer, e os moços caíram debaixo da lenha [que carregavam] .

14 Os anciãos deixaram de [se sentarem] junto as portas, os rapazes de suas canções.

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What Does Lamentations 5:12 Mean?

Lamentations 5:12 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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