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.
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had!

Context of Lamentations 5:21

19You, Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. 20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long? Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old 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, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
• Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
• Psalms 85:4Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.
• Jeremiah 31:18“I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me like an unruly calf, and I have been disciplined. Restore me, and I will return, because you are the Lord my God.
• Jeremiah 32:39I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.
• Exodus 36:25For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames
• Habakkuk 3:2Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
• Jeremiah 31:4I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.
• Jeremiah 33:10“This is what the Lord says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.” Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more
• Zechariah 8:3This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• Malachi 3:4and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.

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
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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