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Lamentations 5:20

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

King James Version

In Context

19Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

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Cross References

Psalms 13:1How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily 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, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Psalms 89:46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Isaiah 49:14But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my 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 →

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