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, And forsake 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 Por el monte de Sión que está asolado; zorras andan en él.

19 Mas tú, Jehová, permanecerás para siempre: tu trono de generación en generación.

20 ¿Por qué te olvidarás para siempre de nosotros, y nos dejarás por largos días?

21 Vuélvenos, oh Jehová, á ti, y nos volveremos: renueva nuestros días como al principio.

22 Porque repeliendo nos has desechado; te has airado contra nosotros en gran manera.

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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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