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.

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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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