Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore shouldst thou perpetually forget us? forsake us, to length of days?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
In Context
19Thou, O Yahweh, unto times age-abiding, dost remain, Thy throne, from generation to generation:
21Bring us back, O Yahweh, unto thyself, and we will come back! Renew our days, as of old;
Cross References
Psalms 13:1How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou wholly forget me? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 42:10With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me,—While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 74:1Wherefore, O God, hast thou cast off utterly? Shall thine anger smoke against the flock of thine own pasturing?
Psalms 79:5How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou be angry utterly? Shall thy jealousy, burn like fire?
Psalms 89:46How long, O Yahweh, Wilt thou hide thyself utterly? Shall thine indignation, burn like fire?
Isaiah 49:14But Zion had said. Yahweh hath forsaken me,—Even, 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 →