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Selected Verse: Lamentations 5:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| La 5:16 |
King James |
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The crown--all our glory, the kingdom and the priesthood (Job 19:9; Psa 89:39, Psa 89:44). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Literally, "The crown of our head is fallen," i. e. what was our chief ornament and dignity is lost; the independence of the nation, and all that gave them rank and honor. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The crown - All our honour, splendor and dignity. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The crown is fallen from our head - At feasts, marriages, etc., they used to crown themselves with garlands of flowers; all festivity of this kind was now at an end. Or it may refer to their having lost all sovereignty, being made slaves. |
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.