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 Lord, you remain the same forever! Your throne continues from generation to generation. 20Why do you continue to forget us? Why have you abandoned us for so long? Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! 22Or have you utterly rejected us? Are you angry with us still?

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 18:37O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”
• Psalms 80:3Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
• Psalms 85:4Now restore us again, O God of our salvation. Put aside your anger against us once more.
• Jeremiah 31:18I have heard Israel saying, ‘You disciplined me severely, like a calf that needs training for the yoke. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the Lord my God.
• Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.
• Exodus 36:25For the north side of the Tabernacle, he made another twenty frames,
• Habakkuk 3:2I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy.
• Jeremiah 31:4I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.
• Jeremiah 33:10“This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more
• Zechariah 8:3“And now the Lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.
• Malachi 3:4Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the 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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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