Lamentations 5:16 (YLT)

Passage

Fallen hath the crown <FI>from<Fi> our head, Woe <FI>is<Fi> now to us, for we have sinned.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 5:14 The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.

Lamentations 5:15 Ceased hath the joy of our heart, Turned to mourning hath been our dancing.

Lamentations 5:16 Fallen hath the crown <FI>from<Fi> our head, Woe <FI>is<Fi> now to us, for we have sinned.

Lamentations 5:17 For this hath our heart been sick, For these have our eyes been dim.

Lamentations 5:18 For the mount of Zion--that is desolate, Foxes have gone up on it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fallen", "hath", "crown", "head", and "sinned". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fallen" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Ceased hath the joy of our heart..." into verse 17's "For this hath our heart been sick...", so "fallen" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fallen" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.