Lamentations 4:16
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New International Version (©1984)
The LORD himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. The priests are shown no honor, the elders no favor.

New Living Translation (©2007)
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.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The LORD himself has scattered them; he will regard them no more; no honor was shown to the priests, no favor to the elders.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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."

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
The anger of the LORD has divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favored not the elders.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Phe. The face of the Lord hath divided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, neither had they pity on the ancient.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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.

King James Translators' Notes

anger: or, face

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

16. Ain and Pe are here transposed (La 4:16, 17), as in La 2:16, 17; 3:46-51.

anger-literally, "face"; it is the countenance which, by its expression, manifests anger (Ps 34:16). Gesenius translates, "the person of Jehovah"; Jehovah present; Jehovah Himself (Ex 33:14; 2Sa 17:11).

divided-dispersed the Jews.

they respected not . priests-This is the language of the Gentiles. "The Jews have no hope of a return: for they respected not even good priests" (2Ch 24:19-22) [Grotius]. Maurer explains it, "They (the victorious foe) regard not the (Jewish) priests when imploring their pity" (La 5:12). The evident antithesis to "As for us" (La 4:17) and the language of "the heathen" at the close of La 4:15, of which La 4:16 is the continuation, favor the former view.

Ain.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


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)

Add Aged Anger Continue Directions Divided Elders Favor Favored Favoured Gracious Honor Honour Longer Persons Presence Priests Regard Respect Respected Scattered Shown Watches


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.

anger. or face hath Ge 49:7 Le 26:33-39 De 28:25,64,65 32:26 Jer 15:4 24:9

he will Ps 106:44 Heb 8:9

they respected La 5:12 2Ki 25:18-21 2Ch 36:17 Isa 9:14-16

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