Lamentations 5:14
“The Elders haue ceased from the gate, the young men from their musicke.”
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Lamentations 5:14 Context
12Princes are hanged vp by their hand: the faces of Elders were not honoured. 13They tooke the young men to grinde, and the children fell vnder the wood. 14The Elders haue ceased from the gate, the young men from their musicke. 15The ioy of our heart is ceased, our daunce is turned into mourning. 16The crowne is fallen from our head: Woe vnto vs, that wee haue sinned.
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The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
- King James Version
Elders are gone from the gate, Young men from their music.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The old men are no longer seated in the doorway, and the music of the young men has come to an end.
- Basic English Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.
- Darby Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.
- Webster's Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.
- World English Bible
The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.
- Youngs Literal Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible