Lamentations 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!”
Lamentations 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 5:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!”
Lamentations 5:16 — World English Bible
Lamentations 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The crown is fallen from our head: Woe unto us! for we have sinned.”
Lamentations 5:16 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Fallen hath the crown <FI>from<Fi> our head, Woe <FI>is<Fi> now to us, for we have sinned.”
Lamentations 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, for we have sinned! ”
Lamentations 5:16 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The crowne of our head is fallen: wo nowe vnto vs, that we haue sinned.”
Lamentations 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 5:16 in Context — Lamentations 5
14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
15 The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
16 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
What Does Lamentations 5:16 Mean?
Lamentations 5:16 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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