Lamentations 5:19
17 Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.
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,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
- KJV
- Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
- WEB
- You, LORD, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation.
- ASV
- Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.
- DARBY
- Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation.
- BLB
- You, O YHWH, remain forever—Your throne from generation to generation.
- ÅB
- Du, Herre, troner til evig tid, din trone blir fra slekt til slekt.
- OTB
- Du, Herre, regjerer for alltid; din trone varer gjennom alle generasjoner.
- B1930
- Du, Herre, troner til evig tid, din trone blir fra slekt til slekt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 102:12
But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
Read in contextHebrews 1:8–12
But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Read in contextPsalms 45:6
Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Read in contextPsalms 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Read in contextPsalms 102:25–27
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Read in contextPsalms 9:7
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Read in contextRevelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
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