Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
I called for my lovers, [but] they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she [is] in bitterness.
¶ The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, [and] keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
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Commentary for Lamentations 5:14
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
Strong's Number: H2205 There are 171 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: זָקֵן Transliteration: zâqên Pronunciation: zaw-kane' Description: from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
Strong's Number: H7673 There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: שָׁבַת Transliteration: shâbath Pronunciation: shaw-bath' Description: a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific); (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away.
Strong's Number: H8179 There are 302 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: שַׁעַר Transliteration: shaʻar Pronunciation: shah'-ar Description: from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
Strong's Number: H970 There are 44 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: בָּחוּר Transliteration: bâchûwr Pronunciation: baw-khoor' Description: or בָּחֻר; participle passive of בָּחַר; properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective); (choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.
Strong's Number: H5058 There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: נְגִינָה Transliteration: nᵉgîynâh Pronunciation: neg-ee-naw' Description: or נְגִינַת; (Psalm 61:title), from נָגַן; properly, instrumental music; by implication, a stringed instrument; by extension, a poem set to music; specifically, an epigram; stringed instrument, musick, Neginoth (plural), song.