Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Lamentations 5:16
Literally, “The crown of our head is fallen,” i. e. what was our chief ornament and dignity is lost; the independence of the nation, and all that gave them rank and honor.
Literally, “The crown of our head is fallen,” i. e. what was our chief ornament and dignity is lost; the independence of the nation, and all that gave them rank and honor.
Verse 16. _THE CROWN IS FALLEN_ FROM _OUR HEAD_] At feasts, marriages, c., they used to crown themselves with garlands of flowers all festivity of this kind was now at an end. Or it may refer to their...
CHAPTER 5 THE PRAYER OF HOPE The lamentations end with a prayer: “Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us; consider and behold our reproach.” It is the prayer of confession and of hope, which reaches t...
LAMENTATIONS 5. A PRAYER. This chapter differs much from the previous four. It is not a Lament, but one long pleading; and it is not the chant of an individual, but of a company, a plural, we. It may...
_The crown is fallen from our head_ Our honour is brought to the dust....
THE CROWN IS FALLEN FROM OUR HEAD— At their fears, at their marriages, and other seasons of festivity, they used to crown themselves with flowers. The prophet probably alludes to this custom, as we ma...
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX A PENITENT NATION Lamentations 5:1-22 The form of the fifth poem differs in at least two respects from the four which precede it. First, this poem is not in the acrostic form. But...
The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! THE CROWN - all our glory, the kingdom and the priesthood (; ; )....
ZION'S EARNEST PETITION FOR DELIVERANCE This final poem is not so much an elegy as a prayer or meditation. The tone is more calm and spiritual than the others, with no trace of vindictiveness. The poe...
THE CROWN IS FALLEN _from_ OUR HEAD] a figurative expression conveying the thought that Zion has lost her dignity of statehood. WOE UNTO US, THAT WE HAVE SINNED] a distinct confession on the part of...
JEREMIAH WEEPS IN THE DARKNESS LAMENTATIONS _ROY ROHU_ CHAPTER 5 JEREMIAH IS PRAYING. V1 Remember, *Lord, the suffering that has come upon us. Look down and see our shame....
THE CROWN IS FALLEN. — The phrase is naturally symbolic of degradation, and need not be restricted to the destruction of the Temple or the devastation of Jerusalem. WE HAVE SINNED! — The confession o...
נָֽפְלָה֙ עֲטֶ֣רֶת רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אֹֽוי ־נָ֥א לָ֖נוּ...
SIN AND SHAME Lamentations 5:11 THE keynote of the fifth elegy is struck in its opening verse when the poet calls upon God to remember the reproach that has been cast upon His people. The preceding p...
The final poem is an appeal out of sorrow to Jehovah. Speaking on behalf of the whole nation, the prophet called on Jehovah to remember. He described the actual desolation, telling of the affliction o...
_Crown, used at feasts; (Calmet) or, we have lost the sovereign power. (Worthington)_...
We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. Servants have ruled over us: there...
By the crown of the head he no doubt understands all those ornaments by which that people had been adorned. They had a kingdom and a priesthood, which were like two luminaries or two precious jewels;...
The prophet can now present the whole affliction of the people to God, as an object of compassion and mercy. This is an onward step in the path of these deep exercises of heart. He is at peace with Go...
THE CROWN IS FALLEN [FROM] OUR HEAD,.... Or, "the crown of our head is fallen" a; all their honour and glory as a nation were gone; the glory of their kingdom and priesthood, to both which a crown or...
The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! Ver. 16. _The crown is fallen from our head,_] _i.e., _ All our glory, both of Church and State, because we refused to serve God...
_Princes are hanged up by their hand_ By the hand of their enemies. _They took the young men to grind_ To grind at the mill was the common employment of slaves, Exodus 11:5. _The children fell under t...
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT MISERY...
The crown is fallen from our head, their former position of glory and honor and influence apparently being put from them forever. WOE UNTO US THAT WE HAVE SINNED! The realization of sinfulness and the...
THE CROWN IS FALLEN FROM OUR HEAD: _ Heb._ the crown of our head is fallen [† symbol is missing in 1611 text]...
1-16 Is any afflicted? Let him pray; and let him in prayer pour out his complaint to God. The people of God do so here; they complain not of evils feared, but of evils felt. If penitent and patient u...
_ Or, The crown of our head is fallen_, by which is not only to be understood the cessation of their kingdom, but all their honour, splendour, and dignity (crown being taken in a metaphorical notion)....
Lamentations 5:16 crown H5850 fallen H5307 (H8804) head H7218 Woe H188 sinned H2398 (H8804) The crown -...
The crown is fallen from our head, Woe to us! for we have sinned. The crown is fallen from our head' might be a reference to the fact that they no longer had a king ruling over them. But far more lik...
Lamentations 5:16 I. The secret of man's perfection may be summed up in these short words: Love to God. The secret of man's sin may be stated as shortly: Defect of love to God. As the former implies t...
CONTENTS: Lamentation of the state of Judah in captivity. Supplications for the return of mercy. CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah. CONCLUSION: All our woes are owing to our own sin and folly, and God is th...
REFLECTIONS. Jeremiah in this last elegy continues the subject in more minute details; and having no hope for the present, he consoles himself with hope in the latter day. Psalms 85; Hosea 3. The insu...
_The elders have ceased from the gate._ THE SEAT OF JUSTICE OVERTHROWN 1. It is a grievous plague unto a people when the seat of justice is overthrown from among them. (1) Reasons. (A) It bringeth...
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 5:1 Restore Us to Yourself, O Lord. This concluding chapter is the community’s plea for restoration. It includes an opening petition (v....
LAMENTATIONS—NOTE ON LAMENTATIONS 5:16 THE CROWN HAS FALLEN. The Davidic king (Lamentations 4:20) and Jerusalem were considered crowning glories (see...
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Lamentations 5:16. FALLEN IS THE CROWN FROM OUR HEAD. That which was their honour has gone—the crown with which the Lord Jehovah had decked His chosen nation. _I put … a beautiful c...
EXPOSITION LAMENTATIONS 5:1 INSULT UPON INSULT HAS BEEN HEAPED UPON JERUSALEM. LAMENTATIONS 5:2...
Fifth lamentation: Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. We are orphans, fatherless, our mothers are...
2 Peter 2:4; Ezekiel 21:26; Ezekiel 22:12; Ezekiel 7:17; Isaiah 3:9
The crown — All our honour, splendor and dignity....