Lamentations 5:12

New Century Version

Princes were hung by the hands; they did not respect our elders.

Cross References

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people, so I rejected those who belonged to me. I gave them to you, but you showed them no mercy. You even made the old people work very hard.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They throw dust on their heads and put on rough cloth to show their sadness. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground in sorrow.

Lamentations 2:20

Jerusalem says: “Look, Lord, and see to whom you have done this. Women eat their own babies, the children they have cared for. Priests and prophets are killed in the Temple of the Lord.

Lamentations 4:16

The Lord himself scattered them and did not look after them anymore. No one respects the priests or honors the elders.

Leviticus 19:32

“ ‘Show respect to old people; stand up in their presence. Show respect also to your God. I am the Lord.