Lamentations 5:16
The Scripture
(16) The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The people of Jerusalem weep and lament as their city is destroyed and the king's son is taken away. They cry out to God for his wrath and for the loss of their beloved. Yet they also recall the promise of God's mercy and the hope of a future restoration.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lamentations 1:1Job 19:9Psalms 89:39Jeremiah 13:18Ezekiel 21:26Revelation 2:10Revelation 3:11Lamentations 1:8Lamentations 1:18Lamentations 2:1Lamentations 4:13Proverbs 14:34
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