Lamentations 5:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?”
Lamentations 5:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 5:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 5:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 5:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?”
Lamentations 5:20 — World English Bible
Lamentations 5:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, Andforsake us so long time? ”
Lamentations 5:20 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 5:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days!”
Lamentations 5:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 5:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time? ”
Lamentations 5:20 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 5:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer, and forsake vs so long time?”
Lamentations 5:20 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 5:20 in Context — Lamentations 5
18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
19 Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
What Does Lamentations 5:20 Mean?
Lamentations 5:20 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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