Lamentations 5:20

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

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

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
KJV
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
WEB
Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?
ASV
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [And] forsake us so long time?
DARBY
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time?
BLB
Why do You forget us forever? You forsake us for a length of days.
ÅB
Hvorfor skulle du glemme oss evig, forlate oss for så lang en tid?
OTB
Hvorfor glemmer du oss bestandig? Hvorfor forlater du oss så lenge?
B1930
Hvorfor skulde du glemme oss evig, forlate oss for så lang en tid?

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