Lamentations 5:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Princes have been hanged by them, elders shown no respect.

Cross References

Isaiah 47:6

Angry at my people, I profaned my heritage And gave them into your power; but you showed them no mercy; Upon the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of daughter Zion sit silently on the ground; They cast dust on their heads and dress in sackcloth; The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 2:20

“Look, O Lord, and pay attention: to whom have you been so ruthless? Must women eat their own offspring, the very children they have borne? Are priest and prophet to be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 4:16

The presence of the Lord was their portion, but he no longer looks upon them. The priests are shown no regard, the elders, no mercy.

Leviticus 19:32

Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the old, and fear your God. I am the Lord.