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Lamentations 5:12

Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

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שָׂרִים֙sarimcaptainשַׂרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.בְּיָדָ֣םbeyadamin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […נִתְל֔וּnitlvhangתָּלָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hang”, a completed actionH8518to suspend (especially to gibbet)hang (up).פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…זְקֵנִ֖יםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נֶהְדָּֽרוּnehdarvhonourהָדַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “honour”, a completed actionH1921to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proudcountenance, crooked place, glorious, honour, put forth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Princes are hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders are not honoured.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

Young’s Literal Translation

Princes by their hand have been hanged, The faces of elders have not been honoured.

World English Bible

Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored.

Darby Translation

Princes were hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders were not honoured.

Douay-Rheims

The princes were hanged up by their hand: they did not respect the persons of the ancient.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Princes are hanged up by their hand; the faces of elders are not honoured.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Princes were hanged up by their hands: the elders were not honoured.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄρχοντες ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῶν ἐκρεμάσθησαν, πρεσβύτεροι οὐκ ἐδοξάσθησαν.