Lam 5:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. hanged ... by their hand-- a piece of wanton cruelty invented by the Chaldeans. Grotius translates, "Princes were hung by the hand of the enemy"; hanging was a usual mode of execution ( ). elders-- officials ( ).

‏ Lamentations 5:12

12. hanged ... by their hand--a piece of wanton cruelty invented by the Chaldeans. Grotius translates, "Princes were hung by the hand of the enemy"; hanging was a usual mode of execution (Ge 40:19).

elders--officials (La 4:16).