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elders are shown no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, and our elders are treated with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Leaders were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Princes are hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our rulers are strung up by their arms, and our nation's advisors are treated shamefully. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Princes were hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Our] leaders are hung by their hands. [Our] older leaders are shown no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Our leaders have been taken and hanged; our elders are shown no respect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes they have hung by their hands; elders they have disrespected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Princes were hung by their hands; elders were shown no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Princes were hanged by their hand: the faces of elders were not honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes have been hanged by their hand, "" Elderly faces have not been honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Chiefs were hung by their hand: the faces of old men were not honored.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The princes were hanged up by their hand: they did not respect the persons of the ancient. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The leaders were suspended by their hand. They were not ashamed before the faces of the elders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Princes have been hanged by them, elders shown no respect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Princes are hanged up by their hands; the faces of the elders are not honored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Princes were hanged by their hands and they dishonored the persons of the Elders<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Princes are hanged up by their hand; The faces of elders are not honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Princes were hanged up by their hands: the elders were not honoured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/5-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1376" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/5.htm">A Prayer for Restoration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rîm (N-mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">Princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: niṯ·lū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">have been hung up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">by their hands;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: zə·qê·nîm (Adj-mp) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">elders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">receive no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">respect.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1921.htm" title="1921: neh·dā·rū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To honor, adorn, perhaps to swell. A primitive root; to swell up; by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Isaiah 3:14-15</a></span><br />The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. / Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-10.htm">Jeremiah 52:10-11</a></span><br />There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6-7</a></span><br />The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. / And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-1.htm">Ezekiel 19:1-4</a></span><br />“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel / and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs. / She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Jeremiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8-9</a></span><br />O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. / Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Amos 4:2-3</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. / You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-31</a></span><br />And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand, knelt down before Him, and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” / Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly. / After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Mark 15:17-20</a></span><br />They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head. / And they began to salute Him: “Hail, King of the Jews!” / They kept striking His head with a staff and spitting on Him. And they knelt down and bowed before Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Luke 23:11</a></span><br />And even Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked Him. Dressing Him in a fine robe, they sent Him back to Pilate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2-3</a></span><br />The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. / And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Acts 7:52</a></span><br />Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honored.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10,20</a></b></br> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, <i>and</i> keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Lamentations 4:16</a></b></br> The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a></b></br> I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Honored</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-7.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Respected</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Shown</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-14.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-6.htm">Faces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-8.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/daniel/4-34.htm">Honored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-16.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Respected</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-25.htm">Shown</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/5-1.htm">A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/lamentations/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Princes have been hung up by their hands</b><br />The term "princes" refers to the leaders or nobility of Judah, those who were expected to guide and protect the people. In Hebrew, the word used is "שָׂרִים" (sarim), which denotes individuals of authority and influence. The imagery of being "hung up by their hands" is both literal and metaphorical, suggesting a brutal form of execution or humiliation. Historically, this reflects the severe treatment of Judah's leaders during the Babylonian conquest, where leaders were often publicly shamed or executed to demoralize the populace. This phrase underscores the complete reversal of fortune and the degradation of those who once held power, serving as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's covenant.<p><b>elders receive no respect</b><br />The "elders" in ancient Israelite society were the wise and experienced members of the community, often responsible for making important decisions and maintaining social order. The Hebrew word "זְקֵנִים" (z'kenim) conveys a sense of honor and authority. However, in the context of Lamentations, these elders are depicted as receiving "no respect," highlighting a societal breakdown. This lack of respect for elders signifies a loss of traditional values and the disintegration of social structures. Historically, this reflects the chaos and disorder following the Babylonian invasion, where the usual societal norms were upended. Scripturally, this serves as a lament for the loss of wisdom and guidance that comes from respecting and honoring those who have come before us, emphasizing the need for a return to godly principles and respect for authority as ordained by God.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Princes are hanged . . .</span>--The words point to the shameless exposure of the bodies of the dead. (Comp. the treatment of Saul and his sons in <a href="/context/1_samuel/31-10.htm" title="And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.">1Samuel 31:10-12</a>.) This was the common practice of the Assyrian kings (<span class= "ital">Records of the Past, i.</span> 38). Neither age nor dignity (both are implied in the word "elders") was any safeguard against atrocities, either in life or death.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Princes are hanged up by their hand;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by the hand of the enemy. Impalement after death was a common punishment with the Assyrians and Babylonians. Thus Sennacherib says that, after capturing rebellious Ekron, he hung the bodies of the chief men on stakes all round the city ('Records of the Past,' 1:38). Benomi gives a picture of such an impalement from one of the plates in Botta's great work ('Nineveh and its Palaces,' p. 192). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/5-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Princes</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been hung up</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְל֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(niṯ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by their hands;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">elders</span><br /><span class="heb">זְקֵנִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(zə·qê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Old</span><br /><br /><span class="word">receive no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">respect.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/5-12.htm">Lamentations 5:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/5-12.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:12 Princes were hanged up by their hand: (Lam. 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