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Lamentations 5:20 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Lamentations 5:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 5 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? so: Heb. for length of days?”
Lamentations 5:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 5:20
A painful question: "Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever? why dost thou forsake us so long time?" (lamah la-netsakh tishkachenu ta'azvenu le-orekh yamim, לָמָּה לָנֶצַח תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ תַּעַזְבֵנוּ לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים). The phrase "for ever" (la-netsakh, לָנֶצַח) doesn't necessarily mean eternal duration but indefinite, seemingly endless time. "Long time" (le-orekh yamim, לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים) literally means "for length of days"—implying protracted suffering. This isn't accusation but anguished questioning—wrestling with God's timing. Psalm 13:1 echoes: "How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for eve...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 5:20
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“Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”
“and forget our affliction and our oppression?”
“and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace”
“why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?”
“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?”
“Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?”
“how long will the wicked”
“Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?”
“Yahweh”