Lamentations 5:21

Lamentations 5:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
• New International Version (NIV)Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old
• English Standard Version (ESV)Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old—
• New King James Version (NKJV)Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,

Context of Lamentations 5:21

19But You, O Lord, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to [all] generations. 20Why do You forget us forever? Why do You forsake us so long? Return us to You, O Lord, so that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, 22Unless You have utterly rejected us And are exceedingly angry with us.

Lamentations 5:21 word by word

הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהוָ֤ה׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• thou us unto thee, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• renewחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
• our daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• as of oldקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924

Cross-references for Lamentations 5:21

• 1 Kings 18:37Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back [to You].”
• Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.
• Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim (Israel) moaning and grieving, ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a bull unaccustomed to the yoke or an untrained calf; Bring me back that I may be restored, For You are the Lord my God.
• Jeremiah 32:39and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may [reverently] fear Me forever, for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
• Exodus 36:25For the other side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty boards,
• Habakkuk 3:2O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.
• Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel! You will again be adorned with your tambourines and timbrels And go out to the dances of those who celebrate.
• Jeremiah 33:10“Thus says the Lord, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place of which you say, “It is a [desolate] waste, without man and without animal”—even in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal—
• Zechariah 8:3Thus says the Lord, ‘I shall return to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the [faithful] City of Truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’
• Malachi 3:4Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in ancient years.

Commentaries on Lamentations 5:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Renew our days as of old - Restore us to our former state. Let us regain our country, our temple, and all the Divine offices of our religion; but, more especially, thy favor.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 The people of God express deep concern for the ruins of the temple, more than for any other of their calamities. But whatever changes there are on earth, God is still the same, and remains for ever wise and holy, just and good; with Him there is no variableness nor shadow of turning. They earnestly pray to God for mercy and grace; Turn us to thee, O Lord. God never leaves any till they first leave him; if he turns them to him in a way of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22This chapter is a sincere prayer asking for restoration (compare Daniel 9:4–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Psa 80:3; Jr 31:18). "Restore us to favor with Thee, and so we shall be restored to our old position" [Grotius]. Jeremiah is not speaking of spiritual conversion, but of that outward turning whereby God receives men into His fatherly favor, manifested in bestowing prosperity [Calvin]. Still, as Israel is a type of the Church, temporal goods typify spiritual blessings; and so the sinner may use this prayer for God to convert him.Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 5:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
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In the dictionaries

• Crown
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Commentaries on Lamentations 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings