Lamentations 5:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 5:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 5:21 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 5:21 — KJV
“Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.”
— Lamentations 5:21 (KJV)
Lamentations 5:21 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 5:21
“Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.”
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“And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”
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“Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.”
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“And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.”
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“And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;”
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