Lamentations 5:12 meaning and explanation
Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
Lamentations 5:12, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the grieving community of Jerusalem, praying after the Babylonians destroyed the city in 586 BC. Verse 12 names two groups who should have been honored: princes, the city's leaders, and elders, its respected counselors.
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