Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 5:19
19You, Lord, are enthroned forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
Lamentations 5:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
- New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You, O Lord, remain forever; Your throne from generation to generation.
Context of Lamentations 5:19
17Because of this, our heart is sick; because of these, our eyes grow dim: 18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it. You, Lord, are enthroned forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. 20Why do you continually forget us, abandon us for our entire lives? 21Lord, bring us back to yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times,
Read all of Lamentations 5Lamentations 5:19 word by word
אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֔ב כִּסְאֲךָ֖ לְדֹ֥ר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 5:19
- Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
- Psalms 9:7But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
- Psalms 29:10The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lord sits enthroned, King forever.
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God.
- Psalms 102:12But you, Lord, are enthroned forever; your fame endures to all generations.
- Habakkuk 1:12Are you not from eternity, Lord my God? My Holy One, you will not die. Lord, you appointed them to execute judgment; my Rock, you destined them to punish us.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 6:15God will bring this about in his own time. He is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords,
- Hebrews 1:10And: In the beginning, Lord, you established the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands;
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- Revelation 1:4John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne,
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, God, is forever and ever; the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
- Psalms 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your rule is for all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious in all his actions.
- Psalms 146:10The Lord reigns forever; Zion, your God reigns for all generations. Hallelujah!
- Daniel 2:44“In the days of those kings, the God of the heavens will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.
Commentaries on Lamentations 5:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever - Thou sufferest no change. Thou didst once love us, O let that love be renewed towards us!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Remainest - Or, reignest. The earthly sanctuary is in ruins, but the heavenly throne in unchangeable glory.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. 1919. (Psa 102:12). The perpetuity of God's rule over human affairs, however He may seem to let His people be oppressed for a time, is their ground of hope of restoration.Read the comment
Topics related to Lamentations 5:19
In the dictionaries
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
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries