Lamentations 5:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.

Cross References

Lamentations 4:16

The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are not respected; the elders find no favour.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people; I profaned my possession, and I handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

Lamentations 2:20

Lord, look and consider to whom you have done this. Should women eat their own children, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

Leviticus 19:32

‘You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honour the old.  Fear your God; I am the Lord.