12 The princes are hanged up by [a]their hand: the faces of the Elders were not had in honor.

13 They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under [b]the wood.

14 The Elders have ceased from the [c]gate and the young men from their songs.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 5:12 That is, by the enemy’s hand.
  2. Lamentations 5:13 Their slavery was so great, that they were not able to abide it.
  3. Lamentations 5:14 There were no more laws nor form of commonwealth.

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