Lamentations 5:12

New Living Translation

Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, and our elders are treated with contempt.

Cross References

Isaiah 47:6

For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.

Lamentations 2:10

The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

Lamentations 2:20

“O Lord, think about this! Should you treat your own people this way? Should mothers eat their own children, those they once bounced on their knees? Should priests and prophets be killed within the Lord’s Temple?

Lamentations 4:16

The Lord himself has scattered them, and he no longer helps them. People show no respect for the priests and no longer honor the leaders.

Leviticus 19:32

“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.