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

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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 C’est que la montagne de Sion est ravagée, C’est que les renards s’y promènent.

19 Toi, l’Éternel, tu règnes à jamais; Ton trône subsiste de génération en génération.

20 Pourquoi nous oublierais-tu pour toujours, Nous abandonnerais-tu pour de longues années?

21 Fais-nous revenir vers toi, ô Éternel, et nous reviendrons! Donne-nous encore des jours comme ceux d’autrefois!

22 Nous aurais-tu entièrement rejetés, Et t’irriterais-tu contre nous jusqu’à l’excès?

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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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