Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore wilt thou utterly forget us, and abandon us a long time?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
In Context
19But thou, O Lord, shalt dwell for ever; thy throne shall endure to generation and generation.
21Turn us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be turned; and renew our days as before.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1For the end, a Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.
Psalms 74:1For the end, Destroy not, a Psalm of a Song for Asaph.
Psalms 79:5O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?
Isaiah 49:14But Sion said, The Lord has forsaken me, and, The Lord has 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 →