Lamentations 5:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Our crown has fallen right off our heads — everything we were proud of is gone. We're devastated because we know we messed up and brought this on ourselves.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes our biggest losses are the direct result of our own choices, and that hurts even more.

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