Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
In Context
19Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation.
21Turn thou us unto thee, Jehovah, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} How long, Jehovah, wilt thou forget me for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 42:10As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 74:1{An instruction: of Asaph.} Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? [why] doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 79:5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Psalms 89:46How long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgotten me.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 5:18-22
Unchangeableness of God; Prayer for Mercy and Grace. ( b. c. 588.) 17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. 19 Thou, O Lord , remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord , and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against… Read the whole commentary →