Lamentations 5:20
Why dost Thou forget us forever, 1 and forsake us for so long? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
In Context
19Thou, Hashem, remainest forever; 1 Thy throne from generation to generation. 1
21Restore us, Hashem, to Thyself 1 that we may return; 1 renew yamenu (our days) as of old. 1
Cross References
Psalms 13:1(For the one directing. Mizmor Dovid) 1
Psalms 42:10I will say unto El Sali (G-d my Rock), 1 Why hast Thou forgotten me? 1 Why go I mourning 1 because of the oppression of the oyev (enemy)? + 42:10 Mt 27:46 1
Psalms 74:1(A Maskil of Asaph) 1 Why doth Thine anger smoke against the tzon (sheep) of Thy mireh (pasture)? 1
Psalms 79:5How long, Hashem? Wilt Thou be angry lanetzach (forever)? 1 Shall Thy kina (jealousy) burn like eish? 1
Psalms 89:46The days of his youth hast thou shortened; 1 Thou hast covered him with bushah (shame). 1 Selah 1
Isaiah 49:14But Tziyon said: Hashem hath forsaken me, 1 and Adonoi hath forgotten me. 1
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 →