Lamentations 5:21
Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Lamentations 5:21 in other translations
| BSB | Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, |
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| WEB | Turn us to yourself, LORD, and we will be turned. Renew our days as of old. |
| ASV | Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old. |
| YLT | Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old. |
| DARBY | Turn thou us unto thee, Jehovah, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. |
| BBE | Make us come back to you, O Lord, and let us be turned; make our days new again as in the past. |
| Webster | Turn thou us to thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. |
What does Lamentations 5:21 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 5:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Lamentations 5:21
- Psalms 80:3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Psalms 80:7
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Psalms 85:4
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
- Jeremiah 31:18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.
- Psalms 80:19
Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Zechariah 8:3-6
Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.
- Ezekiel 36:37
Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
- Habakkuk 3:2
O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
- Jeremiah 32:39-40
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
- Ezekiel 11:19-20
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
- Jeremiah 33:10
Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
- Ezekiel 36:25-27
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
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Context
- Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
- Lamentations 5:21
Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
- Lamentations 5:22
But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
Lamentations 5:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vuélvenos, oh Jehová, á ti, y nos volveremos: renueva nuestros días como al principio. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Fais-nous revenir à toi, ô Éternel! et nous reviendrons; renouvelle nos jours comme ils étaient autrefois! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova, bringe uns zu dir zurück, daß wir umkehren; erneuere unsere Tage wie vor alters! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Converte nos, Domine, ad te, et convertemur; innova dies nostros, sicut a principio. |