God’s Word Translation
Lamentations 5:21
21O Lord, bring us back to you, and we’ll come back. Give us back the life we had long ago,
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
19“But you, O Lord, sit enthroned forever, and your reign continues throughout every generation. 20Why have you completely forgotten us? Why have you abandoned us for such a long time? O Lord, bring us back to you, and we’ll come back. Give us back the life we had long ago, 22unless you have completely rejected us ⌞and⌟ are very angry with us.”
Read all of Lamentations 5Lamentations 5:21 word by word
הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהוָ֤ה׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 5:21
- 1 Kings 18:37Answer me, Lord! Answer me! Then these people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you are winning back their hearts.”
- Psalms 80:3O God, restore us and smile on us so that we may be saved.
- Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God, our savior. Put an end to your anger against us.
- Jeremiah 31:18“I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the Lord my God.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them the same attitude and the same purpose so that they will fear me as long as they live. This will be for their own good and for the good of their children.
- Exodus 36:25For the north side of the inner tent ⌞they made⌟ 20 frames
- Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report about you. Lord, I fear your work. In the course of the years, renew it. In the course of the years, reveal it. In all this chaos, remember to be merciful.
- Jeremiah 31:4Once again I will build you up, and you will be rebuilt, my dear people Israel. Once again you will take your tambourines, and you will go dancing with happy people.
- Jeremiah 33:10“This is what the Lord says: You have said that this place is ruined and that no people or animals live in it. It’s true! The cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem are deserted. No people or animals live there. But once again you will hear
- Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth. The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
- Malachi 3:4The offerings from Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the past, as in years long ago.
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
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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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