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

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).