Lamentations 5:12

NETBible	Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.¹
NIV © biblegateway Lam 5:12	Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders are shown no respect.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 5:12	Princes were hung by their hands; Elders were not respected.
NLT © biblegateway Lam 5:12	Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs, and the old men are treated with contempt.
MSG © biblegateway Lam 5:12	They hanged our princes by their hands, dishonored our elders.
BBE © SABDAweb Lam 5:12	Their hands put princes to death by hanging: the faces of old men were not honoured.
NRSV © bibleoremus Lam 5:12	Princes are hung up by their hands; no respect is shown to the elders.
NKJV © biblegateway Lam 5:12	Princes were hung up by their hands, And elders were not respected.
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KJV	Princes <08269> are hanged up <08518> (8738) by their hand <03027>_: the faces <06440> of elders <02205> were not honoured <01921> (8738)_.
NASB © biblegateway Lam 5:12	Princes <08269> were hung <08518> by their hands <03027> ; Elders <02205> were not respected <01921> .
LXXM	arcontev <758> N-NPM en <1722> PREP cersin <5495> N-DPF autwn <846> D-GPM ekremasyhsan {V-API-3P} presbuteroi <4245> A-NPMC ouk <3364> ADV edoxasyhsan <1392> V-API-3P
NET [draft] ITL	Princes <08269> were hung <08518> by <06440> their hands <03027> ; elders <02205> were mistreated <01921> <03808> .
HEBREW	wrdhn <01921> al <03808> Mynqz <02205> ynp <06440> wltn <08518> Mdyb <03027> Myrv (5:12) <08269>


NETBible	Princes were hung by their hands; elders were mistreated.¹
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “elders were shown no respect.” The phrase “shown no respect” is an example of tapeinosis, a figurative expression of understatement: to show no respect to elders = to terribly mistreat elders.