Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Lamentations 5:19 in other translations
| BSB | You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | Thou, O Jehovah, to the age remainest, Thy throne to generation and generation. |
| DARBY | Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation. |
| BBE | You, O Lord, are seated as King for ever; the seat of your power is eternal. |
| Webster | Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. |
What does Lamentations 5:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Lamentations 5:17-22
The people of God express deep concern for the ruins of the temple, more than for any other of their calamities. But whatever changes there are on earth, God is still the same, and remains for ever wise and holy, just and good; with Him there is no variableness nor shadow of turning. They earnestly pray to God for mercy and grace; Turn us to thee, O Lord. God never leaves any till they first leave him; if he turns…
Lamentations 5:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Lamentations 5:19
- Psalms 102:12
But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
- Hebrews 1:8-12
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; …
- Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Psalms 145:13
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
- Psalms 102:25-27
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
- Psalms 9:7
But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
- 1 Timothy 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- Psalms 90:2
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Psalms 146:10
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.
- Habakkuk 1:12
Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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Context
- Lamentations 5:18
Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
- Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
- Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Lamentations 5:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas tú, Jehová, permanecerás para siempre: tu trono de generación en generación. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Toi, ô Éternel! tu demeures à toujours, ton trône est de génération en génération. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du, Jehova, thronst in Ewigkeit; dein Thron ist von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tu autem, Domine, in æternum permanebis, solium tuum in generationem et generationem. |