Lamentations 5:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:20 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? so...: Heb. for length of days?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:20 — KJV
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? so...: Heb. for length of days?”
— Lamentations 5:20 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:20 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 5:20
“Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. as long...: Heb. all thy days”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:20: forsake, long, heb
“And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. stricken...: Heb. come into days”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:20: long, time, heb
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. when...: Heb. in revolution of days Samuel: that is, Asked of God”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:20: wherefore, time, heb
“The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year; fail: Heb. pass”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:20: ever, time, heb
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. for ever: Heb. to length of days”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 5:20: ever, heb, length
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