Lamentations 5:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Lamentations 5:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?

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KJV

King James Version

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [and] forsake us so long time?

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WEB

World English Bible

Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?

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ASV

American Standard Version

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [And] forsake us so long time?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Lamentations 5

¹⁸ because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.

¹⁹ You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.

²⁰ Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?

²¹ Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,

²² unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.

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