Lamentations 5:14
A Prayer for Restoration
13Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. 14The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. 15Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.
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Berean Standard Bible
The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.
American Standard Version (1901)
The elders have ceased from the gate,
The young men from their music.
Bible in Basic English
The old men are no longer seated in the doorway, and the music of the young men has come to an end.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The ancients have ceased from the gates: the young men from the choir of the singers.
Free Bible Version
The elders have abandoned their places at the city gate; the young men have given up playing their music.
Geneva Bible 1599
The Elders haue ceased from the gate and the yong men from their songs.
King James (Authorized) Version
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
Translation for Translators
Our elders no longer sit at the city gates to make important decisions; the young men no longer play their musical instruments.
Unlocked Literal Bible
The elders have left the city gate,
and the young men have left their music.
Noah Webster Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.
World English Bible
The elders have ceased from the gate, and the young men from their music.
Young's Literal Translation
The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.