EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Lamentations 5:20
20Tell us why you have forgotten us. Tell us why you have left us alone for so long.
Lamentations 5:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
- New International Version (NIV)Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why do You forget us forever, And forsake us for so long a time?
Context of Lamentations 5:20
18We are so sad because they destroyed Zion's walls and buildings. Wild animals walk on them now. 19But you, Lord, will be king for ever. You will always rule us. Tell us why you have forgotten us. Tell us why you have left us alone for so long. 21Help us to come back to you, Lord. Let us be great again, like we were long ago. 22Please do that, unless you have turned away from us completely. Do not continue to be angry with us more than we can take.
Read all of Lamentations 5Lamentations 5:20 word by word
לָ֤מָּה לָנֶ֙צַח֙ תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ לְאֹ֥רֶךְ יָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 5:20
- Psalms 13:1Lord, will you forget about me for ever? When will you remember to come and help me?
- Psalms 44:24Why do you turn away from us? Why do you forget our troubles and the way that people hurt us?
- Psalms 74:1God, have you turned against us for ever? Why are you so angry with us? We belong to you, so please take care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
- Psalms 77:7I ask myself, ‘Will the Lord always turn against me? Will he never be kind to me again?
- Psalms 79:5Lord, how long will this continue? Will you be angry with us for ever? Will you always be angry, like a fire that continues to burn?
- Psalms 85:5Will you continue to be angry with us for ever? Will you be angry with our children too?
- Psalms 89:46Lord, how long will this continue? Will you hide yourself from us for ever? Will your anger continue to burn like a fire?
- Psalms 94:3How long will wicked people continue to be happy? Yes, Lord, how long?
- Isaiah 64:9Lord, please do not be too angry with us. Do not hold our sins in your mind for ever. Do not forget us! We are your people, all of us!
- Jeremiah 14:19‘Lord, have you completely turned away from the people of Judah? Do you really hate the people of Zion? You have knocked us down so that we will never get better. We hoped to live in peace, but nothing good happened to us. We hoped to have rest from our troubles, but instead we live in fear.
Commentaries on Lamentations 5:20
- 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. 2020. for ever--that is, for "so long a time."Read the comment
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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
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