King James Version
Lamentations 5:19
19Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Lamentations 5:19 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation.
Context of Lamentations 5:19
17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. 20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 21Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
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אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֔ב כִּסְאֲךָ֖ לְדֹ֥ר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Lamentations 5:19
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- Psalms 9:7But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
- Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
- Psalms 29:10The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Psalms 102:12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
- Habakkuk 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Timothy 6:15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- Hebrews 1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Revelation 1:4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
- Psalms 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Psalms 145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
- Psalms 146:10The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
- Daniel 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
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
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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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