Hebrew Interlinear
Lamentations 5:20 Interlinear
“ us for ever Wherefore dost thou forget and forsake us so long time”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לָ֤מָּה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | לָנֶ֙צַח֙ | H5331 | us for ever | properly, a goal, i.e., the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objecti |
| 3 | תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ | H7911 | Wherefore dost thou forget | to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention |
| 4 | תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ | H5800 | and forsake | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
| 5 | לְאֹ֥רֶךְ | H753 | us so long | length |
| 6 | יָמִֽים׃ | H3117 | time | a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso |
Verse Context
Lamentations 5:19 Thou O LORD for ever remainest thy throne from generation...
Lamentations 5:20 (current) us for ever Wherefore dost thou forget and forsake us so long time
Lamentations 5:21Turn thou us unto thee O LORD Turn renew our days...