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Lamentations 1:6 All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.
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Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All the majesty of beautiful Jerusalem has been stripped away. Her princes are like starving deer searching for pasture. They are too weak to run from the pursuing enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From the daughter of Zion all her majesty has departed. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture; they fled without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts <i>that</i> find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion All her splendor has departed. Her princes have become like deer <i>That</i> find no pasture, That flee without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All of her splendor Is gone from the daughter of Zion; Her leaders have become like deer That have found no pasture, And they have fled without strength From the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All her majesty Has departed from the daughter of Zion; Her princes have become like deer That have found no pasture; And they have fled without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And all her majesty Has departed from the daughter of Zion; Her princes have become like bucks That have found no pasture; And they have fled without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So all her majesty Has gone out from the daughter of Zion; Her princes have become like deer That have found no pasture; So they have fled without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All her beauty <i>and</i> majesty Have departed from the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem). Her princes have become like deer That have found no pasture; They have fled without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the splendor has vanished from Daughter Zion. Her leaders are like stags that find no pasture; they stumble away exhausted before the hunter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All her splendor has vanished from Daughter Zion. Her leaders are like stags that find no pasture; they walk away exhausted before the hunter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: Her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, And they are gone without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zion's glory has disappeared. Her leaders are like deer that cannot find pasture; they are hunted down till their strength is gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All splendor has abandoned the people of Zion. Its influential people were like deer that couldn't find any pasture. They ran without any strength ahead of the hunters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The splendor of Jerusalem is a thing of the past. Her leaders are like deer that are weak from hunger, Whose strength is almost gone as they flee from the hunters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Fled from cherished Zion are all that were her splendor. Her princes have become like deer that cannot find their feeding grounds. They flee with strength exhausted from their pursuers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All of Daughter Zion's splendor has departed. Her leaders became like deer; they found no pasture, so they were too exhausted to escape from the hunter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All majesty has departed from the daughter of Zion: her leaders have become like deer that find no pasture, they fled exhausted before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty hath departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All majesty has departed from the daughter of Zion. Her princes have become like deer that find no pasture. They have gone without strength before the pursuer. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all her honor goes out from the daughter of Zion, "" Her princes have been as harts—They have not found pasture, "" And they go powerless before a pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And go out from the daughter of Zion doth all her honour, Her princes have been as harts -- They have not found pasture, And they go powerless before a pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From the daughter of Zion all her decoration went forth: her chiefs were as rams; they found not feed, and they went without strength before him pursuing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Vau. And from the daughter of Sion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like rams that find no pastures: and they are gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />VAU. And all her elegance has departed, from the daughter of Zion. Her leaders have become like rams that cannot find pasture, and they have gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From daughter Zion has gone all her glory: Her princes have become like rams that find no pasture. They have gone off exhausted before their pursuers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From daughter Zion has departed all her majesty. Her princes have become like stags that find no pasture; they fled without strength before the pursuer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And from the daughter of Zion all her splendor is departed; her princes have become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Waw And all her Nobles went out from the daughter of Zion. The Rulers were like stags and they found no pasture, and they went without power before the persecutor<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And gone is from the daughter of Zion All her splendour; Her princes are become like harts That find no pasture, And they are gone without strength Before the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />VAU. And all her beauty has been taken away from the daughter of Sion: her princes were as rams finding no pasture, and are gone <i>away</i> in weakness before the face of the pursuer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=74" 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/1.htm">How Lonely Lies the City</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/1926.htm" title="1926: hă·ḏā·rāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- An ornament, honor, splendor. From hadar; magnificence, i.e. Ornament or splendor.">the splendor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">has departed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ (N-fsc) -- ">the Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: ṣî·yō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">of Zion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">Her princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">are</a> <a href="/hebrew/354.htm" title="354: kə·’ay·yā·lîm (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- A hart, stag, deer. An intensive form of 'ayil; a stag or male deer.">like deer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">that find</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.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4829.htm" title="4829: mir·‘eh (N-ms) -- A pasturage, pasture. From ra'ah in the sense of feeding; pasture; also the haunt of wild animals.">pasture;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: ḇə·lō- (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they lack</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·aḥ (N-ms) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">the strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·lə·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">to flee</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the face of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: rō·w·ḏêp̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">the hunter.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall.…<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/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a></span><br />And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Jeremiah 13:18</a></span><br />Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5-9</a></span><br />When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-5.htm">Hosea 10:5-7</a></span><br />The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile. / Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. / Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-15</a></span><br />He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. / Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Jeremiah 52:8-11</a></span><br />but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Ezekiel 7:24-27</a></span><br />So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned. / Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but find none. / Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm">Jeremiah 48:41</a></span><br />Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4</a></span><br />The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a></span><br />A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Zechariah 11:3</a></span><br />Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-36</a></span><br />Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. / Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. / Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.</p><p class="hdg">from</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">2 Kings 19:21</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, <i>and</i> laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">Psalm 48:2,3</a></b></br> Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, <i>is</i> mount Zion, <i>on</i> the sides of the north, the city of the great King… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></b></br> How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.</p><p class="hdg">all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1-7</a></b></br> How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, <i>and</i> cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a></b></br> Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Psalm 96:9</a></b></br> O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.</p><p class="hdg">her princes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Leviticus 26:36,37</a></b></br> And upon them that are left <i>alive</i> of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a></b></br> The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Deuteronomy 32:30</a></b></br> How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?</p><p class="hdg">harts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-5.htm">Jeremiah 14:5,6</a></b></br> Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook <i>it</i>, because there was no grass… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/47-3.htm">Jeremiah 47:3</a></b></br> At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong <i>horses</i>, at the rushing of his chariots, <i>and at</i> the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to <i>their</i> children for feebleness of hands;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-18.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Deer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Food</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Found</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/songs/8-14.htm">Harts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-9.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-18.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-9.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Pursuer</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-10.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Weakness</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Attacker</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-15.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-22.htm">Deer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Find</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-23.htm">Harts</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Majesty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Pursuer</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-18.htm">Splendor</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Splendour</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Weakness</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-17.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">The miseries of Jerusalem and of the Jews lamented</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">The attention of beholders demanded to this unprecedented case</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">The justice of God acknowledged, and his mercy supplicated.</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'; 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The term "splendor" signifies the glory, beauty, and prosperity that once characterized the city, particularly during the reigns of David and Solomon. The departure of splendor indicates the consequences of sin and disobedience, as prophesied in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined for Israel's obedience or disobedience. The imagery of splendor departing also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and exile that befell Jerusalem at the hands of the Babylonians in 586 BC. This loss can be seen as a type of the spiritual desolation that occurs when God's presence is withdrawn due to sin.<p><b>Her princes are like deer that find no pasture;</b><br>The princes of Jerusalem, once leaders and protectors, are now compared to deer, creatures known for their swiftness and grace but also for their vulnerability when deprived of sustenance. The lack of pasture symbolizes the absence of resources, guidance, and divine favor. In a broader biblical context, this imagery echoes the plight of Israel when they are without God's provision, as seen in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1</a>, where the soul longs for God as a deer pants for water. The princes' inability to find pasture highlights their helplessness and the dire situation of the nation.<p><b>they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.</b><br>This phrase underscores the complete exhaustion and defeat of Jerusalem's leaders. The "hunter" represents the Babylonian forces, who are relentless and overpowering. The inability to flee signifies the total collapse of resistance and the inevitability of judgment. This imagery is reminiscent of other biblical passages where God's people face overwhelming enemies due to their disobedience, such as in <a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Leviticus 26:36-37</a>, where God warns that those who remain will have no power to stand before their enemies. The phrase also serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, emphasizing the need for repentance and reliance on divine strength.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_zion.htm">Daughter of Zion</a></b><br>A poetic term referring to Jerusalem and its inhabitants, symbolizing the city as a cherished daughter of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/princes.htm">Princes</a></b><br>The leaders or nobles of Jerusalem who have lost their strength and dignity, depicted as helpless and vulnerable.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/deer.htm">Deer</a></b><br>Symbolizes the princes' vulnerability and desperation, as deer are often seen as gentle and defenseless animals.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pursuer.htm">Pursuer</a></b><br>Represents the enemies or invaders who have overpowered Jerusalem, causing its leaders to flee.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/splendor.htm">Splendor</a></b><br>Refers to the glory, beauty, and prosperity that once characterized Jerusalem, now lost due to sin and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The loss of splendor and strength in Jerusalem serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Sin leads to spiritual and sometimes physical desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>The plight of the princes highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders are accountable for guiding their people in righteousness and can lead them into blessing or judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vulnerability_without_god.htm">Vulnerability Without God</a></b><br>Like deer without pasture, we are vulnerable and defenseless without God's provision and protection. This calls us to rely on Him for strength and sustenance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a></b><br>While Lamentations is a book of mourning, it also points to the hope of restoration. God's discipline is not without purpose, and He desires to bring His people back to Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_righteousness.htm">The Pursuit of Righteousness</a></b><br>Just as the pursuers overtook Jerusalem, we are called to pursue righteousness with the same intensity, seeking God's kingdom and His righteousness above all else.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_zion's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Zion and its biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_amos_6_1_warnings.htm">Is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming Amos's warnings to complacent leaders in Zion and Samaria (Amos 6:1)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'breath_of_our_nostrils'_idolatry.htm">(Lamentations 4:20) Does calling the king 'the breath of our nostrils' suggest a form of idolatry contrary to strict monotheism elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_critics_explain_david's_lament.htm">2 Samuel 1:26: How do critics reconcile David's intense lament for Jonathan with cultural norms of warfare and rivalry at the time?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Her princes are become like harts . . .</span>--Probably a reference to the flight and capture of Zedekiah (<a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm" title="And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.">2Kings 25:5</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm" title="But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment on him.">Jeremiah 39:5</a>), who, with his sons and princes, fell into the hands of the Chaldaeans, like fainting and stricken deer.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Beauty;</span> rather, glory. <span class="cmt_word">Like harts that find no pasture;</span> and therefore have no strength left to flee. An allusion to the attempted flight of Zedekiah and his companions (<a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4, 5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/1-6.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the splendor</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲדָרָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḏā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1926.htm">Strong's 1926: </a> </span><span class="str2">Magnificence, ornament, splendor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has departed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Daughter of Zion.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(mib·baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Her princes</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרֶ֗יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<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">are</span><br /><span class="heb">הָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like deer</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאַיָּלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ay·yā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_354.htm">Strong's 354: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hart, stag, deer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that find</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</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">pasture;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְעֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·‘eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">Strong's 4829: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pasture, the haunt of wild animals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they lack</span><br /><span class="heb">בְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">the strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to flee</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·lə·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the face of</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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 /><br /><span class="word">the hunter.</span><br /><span class="heb">רוֹדֵֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·w·ḏêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/1-6.htm">Lamentations 1:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/1-6.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 1:6 From the daughter of Zion all her (Lam. 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