Lamentations 5:12

New King James Version

Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.

Cross References

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with My people; I have profaned My inheritance, And given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground and keep silence; They throw dust on their heads And gird themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Bow their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 2:20

“See, O Lord, and consider! To whom have You done this? Should the women eat their offspring, The children they have cuddled? Should the priest and prophet be slain In the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 4:16

The face of the Lord scattered them; He no longer regards them. The people do not respect the priests Nor show favor to the elders.

Leviticus 19:32

‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.