| Lamentations 4:16 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | The presence of the LORD has scattered them, He will not continue to regard them; They did not honor the priests, They did not favor the elders. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | The LORD himself has scattered them. He will no longer look favorably on them. They no longer respected the priests, nor did they honor their older leaders."(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. |
| ASV: | The anger of Jehovah hath scattered them; he will no more regard them: They respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders. |
| BBE: | The face of the Lord has sent them in all directions; he will no longer take care of them: they had no respect for the priests, they gave no honour to the old men. |
| DBY: | The face of Jehovah hath divided them; he will no more regard them. They respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the aged. |
| ERV: | The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. |
| JPS: | The anger of the LORD hath divided them; He will no more regard them; they respected not the persons of the priests, they were not gracious unto the elders. |
| WBS: | The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders. |
| WEB: | The anger of Yahweh has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn't respect the persons of the priests, they didn't favor the elders. |
| YLT: | The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured. |
| Lamentations 4:16 Cross References |
| XREF: | Isaiah 9:14 So the LORD cuts off head and tail from Israel, Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
Jeremiah 52:24 Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 4:16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no longer regard them: {k} they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
(k) That is, the enemies. |
| WES: | 4:16 The anger - These words seem to be the language of their enemies triumphing over them. They - Their enemies had no regard to the most venerable persons among them. |
| MHC: | 4:13-20 Nothing ripens a people more for ruin, nor fills the measure faster, than the sins of priests and prophets. The king himself cannot escape, for Divine vengeance pursues him. Our anointed King alone is the life of our souls; we may safely live under his shadow, and rejoice in Him in the midst of our enemies, for He is the true God and eternal life. |
| CONC: | Add Aged Anger Behold Care Continue Didn't Directions Divided Elders Face Favor Favored Favoured Gracious Honor Honour Lifted Longer Persons Presence Priests Regard Respect Respected Scattered Shown Watches |
| PREV: | Add Aged Anger Continue Directions Divided Elders Favor Favored Favoured Gracious Honor Honour Longer Persons Presence Priests Regard Respect Respected Scattered Shown Watches |
| NEXT: | Add Aged Anger Continue Directions Divided Elders Favor Favored Favoured Gracious Honor Honour Longer Persons Presence Priests Regard Respect Respected Scattered Shown Watches |
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