Lamentations 5:21
Restore us, Hashem, to Thyself 1 that we may return; 1 renew yamenu (our days) as of old. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
In Context
20Why dost Thou forget us forever, 1 and forsake us for so long? 1
22Unless Thou hast utterly rejected us 1 and Thou art angry with us beyond measure.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:37Answer me, Hashem, answer me, that HaAm Hazeh may know that Thou art Hashem HaElohim, and that Thou hast turned back their lev.
Psalms 80:7Thou makest us a madon (strife, contention) unto shcheneinu (our neighbors), 1 and oyveinu (our enemies) mock us. 1
Psalms 85:4Thou hast withdrawn all Thy wrath; 1 Thou hast turned from Thine charon af. 1
Jeremiah 31:4Thou shalt yet plant keramim upon the hills of Shomron; 1 the planters shall plant, and shall put the fruit to ordinary use. + 31:4 See Lv 19:24-25 1
Jeremiah 31:23There shall dwell in Yehudah itself, in all the towns thereof together, ikkarim (farmers); they also that go forth with the eder.
Jeremiah 33:10Thus saith Hashem; Again there shall be heard in this makom, which ye say shall be desolate without adam and without behemah, even in the towns of Yehudah, and in the streets of Yerushalayim, that are desolate, without adam, and without inhabitant, and without behemah,
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 →