King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The old men have deserted the city gate, the young men have given up their music.
Berean Standard Bible:
The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
American Standard Version:
The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The elders{H2205} have ceased{H7673} from the gate{H8179}, the young men{H970} from their musick{H5058}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jeremiah 7:34
- 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.
Isaiah 24:7
- The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.
Isaiah 24:11
- [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.
Ezekiel 26:13
- And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
Lamentations 1:19
- 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.
Lamentations 1:4
- 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.
Lamentations 2:10
- ¶ 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.