“Here is indicated the glory of dignities. First, the glory of a king. As stated: "The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!" As Job 19:9 records: "He has stripped from me my glory, and taken the crown from my head." Second, is the glory of the temple. Here sadness is placed upon it.”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
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16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
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14The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
— Lamentations 5:16 —
17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.