Lamentations 5:13

“They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.”

"They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood." - Lamentations 5:13
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What does Lamentations 5:13 mean?

The Bible verse Lamentations 5:13 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood." This verse is found in the book of Lamentations, which is a collection of five poems mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and the…

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The Burden of Young Innocents: A Reflection on Lamentations 5:13

As we delve into the poignant verse from the book of Lamentations, we encounter a stark reality that echoes through the ages: "They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood" (Lamentations 5:13, KJV). This verse presents a vivid and heart-wrenching image…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Healing Amidst Suffering

O Lord God Almighty, As we pause in Your divine presence, we lift our hearts in recognition of the trials and tribulations that surround us. Today, we reflect on the verse from Lamentations 5:13, which declares, "They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the…

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Lamentations 5:11 - "They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah."
Lamentations 5:3 - "We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows."
Lamentations 5:2 - "Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens."
Lamentations 5:17 - "For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim."
Lamentations 3:13 - "He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins."
Lamentations 5:7 - "Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities."
Lamentations 5:15 - "The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning."
Lamentations 5:18 - "Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it."
Lamentations 5:6 - "We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread."
Lamentations 5:10 - "Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine."
Lamentations 5:12 - "Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured."
Lamentations 3:5 - "He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail."
Lamentations 5:14 - "The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick."
Lamentations 5:9 - "We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness."
Lamentations 5:19 – "You, Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation."
Lamentations 5:19 - "Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation."
Lamentations 4:13 - "¶ For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,"
"Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest." - Lamentations 5:5
Lamentations 5:8 - "Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand."
Lamentations 5:1 - "Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach."
Lamentations 5:22 - "But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us."
Lamentations 4:5 - "They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills."
Lamentations 5:4 - "We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us."
Lamentations 5:20 - "Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?"
Lamentations 5:16 - "The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!"
"We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows." - Lamentations 5:3