Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O Yahweh, unto times age-abiding, dost remain, Thy throne, from generation to generation:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18Because of Mount Zion, which is desolate, jackals, have gone prowling therein.
20Wherefore shouldst thou perpetually forget us? forsake us, to length of days?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But, Yahweh, unto times age-abiding, will sit, Ready for judgment, is his throne;
Psalms 29:10Yahweh, at the Flood, was seated, And Yahweh hath taken his seat, as king, unto times age-abiding.
Psalms 90:2Before, the mountains, were born, Or thou hadst brought forth the earth and the world, Even, from age to age, thou, [wast] GOD.
Psalms 102:25Of old—the earth, thou didst found, And, the work of thy hands, are the heavens;
Psalms 146:10Yahweh, will reign, to times age-abiding, Thy God, O Zion, to generation after generation. Praise ye Yah!
Daniel 7:14and, unto him, were given dominion and dignity and kingship, that all peoples, races and tongues, unto him, should do service,—his dominion, was an age-abiding dominion, which should not pass away, and, his kingdom, that which should not be destroyed.
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 →