Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [And] forsake us so long time?
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
In Context
19Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.
21Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 74:1O God, why hast thou cast [us] 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, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? [How long] shall thy wrath 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 →