Lamentations 5:16

The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

Cross-reference

Lamentations 4:13 Historical context

Lamentations 4:13 specifies the sins of prophets and priests that led to the crown's fall.

Lamentations 2:1 describes God casting down Israel's splendor — the same 'crown' falling from head in judgment.

In Lamentations 1:18, the same confession of sin and God's justice is echoed — the fall is because of rebellion.

Lamentations 1:1 mourns the city's loss of greatness, echoing the crown's fall here; both depict Jerusalem's humbling.

Lamentations 1:1 depicts Jerusalem's fall from princess to laborer, paralleling the crown fallen from the head here.

In Lamentations 3:42, the same confession of transgression and rebellion appears, directly linking the lament of sin to the fallen crown.

Revelation 3:11 warns to hold fast so no one seizes your crown, opposing the loss of crown in Lamentations due to unfaithfulness.

Revelation 2:10 promises the crown of life to the faithful, contrasting with the fallen crown here caused by sin.

Ezekiel 21:26 commands removal of turban and crown as divine judgment, humbling the exalted — same theme of crown loss.

Ezekiel 7:17-22 portrays the loss of wealth and glory in judgment — the same loss symbolized by the fallen crown.

Jeremiah 13:18 tells the king and queen their beautiful crown has come down, directly parallel to the crown fallen here due to sin.

Jeremiah 4:18 declares that their own ways brought this upon them — the same cause as the crown falling due to sin.

Jeremiah 2:19 says their evil will chastise them — the fall of the crown is that chastisement for sin.

Jeremiah 2:17 explicitly states that they brought disaster on themselves by forsaking God — the cause of the fallen crown.

Job 19:9 Parallel

Job 19:9 says God removed his crown and honor, same language of crown stripped, linking personal and national suffering.

Psalm 89:39 Parallel

Psalm 89:39 laments God defiling the king's crown in dust, reflecting the same covenantal judgment and loss of dignity.

2 Samuel 1:10 recounts Saul's crown falling from his head in defeat — the identical image of a fallen crown due to sin.

2 Samuel 1:19 laments 'How the mighty have fallen' — the same cry of lost glory as the fallen crown here.

Daniel 9:8 Parallel

In Daniel 9:8, Daniel confesses 'we have sinned' with open shame, exactly echoing Lamentations 5:16's confession and lament.

2 Samuel 1:25 repeats 'How the mighty have fallen' over Jonathan — echoing the lament for fallen honor here.

Isaiah 3:8 Parallel

Isaiah 3:8 states Jerusalem fell because of sin against God — the direct cause of the fallen crown here.

Micah 1:5 Parallel

In Micah 1:5, transgression of Jacob and sins of Jerusalem are the cause of judgment, reinforcing the link between sin and disaster.

Ezekiel 22:12-22 depicts God's wrath melting them like silver because of sin — the same judgment that caused the crown to fall.

Isaiah 3:9-11 declares that sin brings woe on oneself — matching the 'woe to us for we have sinned' in Lamentations.

Hosea 7:13 Parallel

In Hosea 7:13, 'Woe to them for straying' parallels Lamentations 5:16's 'Woe to us for sinning' — both laments over sin.

Hosea 14:1 Parallel

In Hosea 14:1, Israel is called to return because they stumbled due to iniquity, mirroring the fallen crown caused by sin.

In Zephaniah 1:17, distress comes because they sinned against the Lord, paralleling the cause of the fallen crown in Lamentations 5:16.

Jeremiah 32:23 Related theme

In Jeremiah 32:23, disobedience to God's law brings disaster, echoing Lamentations 5:16's confession that sin caused the crown to fall.

Jeremiah 30:15 Related theme

In Jeremiah 30:15, suffering is directly tied to great guilt and many sins, reinforcing that the fallen crown results from sin.

Proverbs 14:34 Related theme

Proverbs 14:34 states the principle that sin brings reproach to a people — exactly what happened when the crown fell.