Lamentations 5:16 · KJV
“The crown is fallen {from} our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! {The...: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen}”
— Lamentations 5:16
The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
For this our heart is faint; for these {things} our eyes are dim.
Lamentations 5 — Context
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
16The crown is fallen {from} our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! {The...: Heb. The crown of our head is fallen}
17For this our heart is faint; for these {things} our eyes are dim.
18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
Cross References
Psalms 89:39
Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown {by casting it} to the ground.
Isaiah 3:9-11
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide {it} not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, {even} the crown of your glory. {principalities: or, head tires}
Job 19:9
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown {from} my head.
Lamentations 4:13
For the sins of her prophets, {and} the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
Lamentations 1:1
How doth the city sit solitary, {that was} full of people! {how} is she become as a widow! she {that was} great among the nations, {and} princess among the provinces, {how} is she become tributary!
Ezekiel 22:12-16
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
Revelation 3:11
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.