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 generation. 20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long? Bring us back to yourself, O Lord, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before, 22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.

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 these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God and that you are winning back their allegiance.”
• Psalms 80:3O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
• Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
• Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, ‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
• Exodus 36:25and for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!
• Jeremiah 31:4I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.
• Jeremiah 33:10“I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.
• Zechariah 8:3The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’
• Malachi 3:4The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.

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
• Persecution
• Acrostic
• Lamentations, Book of
• Poetry, Hebrew
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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