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Lamentations 5:21 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Lamentations 5:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 5 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.”
Lamentations 5:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 5:21
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned (הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהוָה אֵלֶיךָ וְנָשׁוּבָה, hashivenu YHWH elekha venashuvah)—The plea for God to 'turn us' before we can 'be turned' acknowledges human inability to repent apart from divine initiative. This is proto-Augustinian theology: conversion requires God's prevenient grace. The wordplay on 'shuv' (turn/return) emphasizes that repentance is both divine gift and human responsibility—a mystery. Renew our days as of old (חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם, chadesh yameinu keqedem)—'as of old' recalls wilderness wanderings after Exodus, or perhaps ...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 5:21
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“God. Cause your face to shine”
“God of Armies. Cause your face to shine”
“God of our salvation”
“You have chastised me”
“Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine”
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion”
“moreover”
“and you shall be built”
“and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness”
“and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh”