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Lamentations 5:11-21

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11 Women are raped in Zion, young women in the towns of Judah.
12 1Princes are hung up by their hands; 2no respect is shown to the elders.
13 Young men are compelled to 3grind at the mill, and boys stagger 4under loads of wood.
14 5The old men have left the city gate, the young men 6their music.
15 7The joy of our hearts has ceased; 8our dancing has been turned to mourning.
16 9The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 For this 10our heart has become sick, for these things 11our eyes have grown dim,
18 for Mount Zion which lies desolate; 12jackals prowl over it.
19 13But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations.
20 14Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days?
21 15Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old—
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Lamentations 5:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS 5

In this chapter are reckoned up the various calamities and distresses of the Jews in Babylon, which the Lord is desired to remember and consider, La 5:1-16; their great concern for the desolation of the temple in particular is expressed, La 5:17,18; and the chapter is concluded with a prayer that God would show favour to them, and turn them to him, and renew their prosperity as of old, though he had rejected them, and been wroth with them, La 5:19-22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 15

  • 1. 5:12 See 2 Kgs. 25:19-21
  • 2. 5:12 ch. 4:16
  • 3. 5:13 [Judg. 16:21]
  • 4. 5:13 [Josh. 9:27]
  • 5. 5:14 [See ver. 12 above]
  • 6. 5:14 [Isa. 24:8]
  • 7. 5:15 [See ver. 14 above]
  • 8. 5:15 [Amos 8:10]
  • 9. 5:16 Ps. 89:39; Jer. 13:18; [ch. 1:1]
  • 10. 5:17 Isa. 1:5
  • 11. 5:17 See ch. 2:11
  • 12. 5:18 [Isa. 34:13]
  • 13. 5:19 Ps. 9:7; 102:12; 145:13
  • 14. 5:20 Ps. 13:1
  • 15. 5:21 Jer. 31:18; [Ps. 80:3, 7, 19]
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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