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

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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.

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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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