Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time? dost Psalm 13:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me? Psalm 44:24 Why turnest thou thy face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble? Psalm 74:1 Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture? Psalm 77:7-10 Will God then cast off for ever? or will he never be more favourable again? . . . Psalm 79:5 How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire? Psalm 85:5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever: or wilt thou extend thy wrath from generation to generation? Psalm 89:46 How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire? Psalm 94:3,4 How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory? . . . Isaiah 64:9-12 Be not very angry, O Lord, and remember no longer our iniquity: behold, see we are all thy people. . . . Jeremiah 14:19-21 Hast thou utterly cast away Juda, or hath thy soul abhorred Sion? why then hast thou struck us, so that there is no healing for us? we have looked for peace, and there is no good: and for the time of healing, and behold trouble. . . . so long time. Context A Prayer for Restoration…19But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation. 20Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time?21Convert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning.… Cross References Psalm 13:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me? Psalm 44:24 Why turnest thou thy face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble? Isaiah 62:6 Upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen all the day, and all the night, they shall never hold their peace. You that are mindful of the Lord, hold not your peace, Lexicon Whyלָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have You forgotten us תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ (tiš·kā·ḥê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention forever? לָנֶ֙צַח֙ (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity Why have You forsaken us תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ (ta·‘az·ḇê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit for so long? לְאֹ֥רֶךְ (lə·’ō·reḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 753: Length Additional Translations Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?Why do you forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, And forsake us so long time? Wherefore wilt thou utterly forget us, and abandon us a long time? Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time? Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? Why dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? Why do you forget us forever, [And] forsake us so long time? Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days! Jump to Previous Always Forever Forget Forsake Length Memory Time Turned WhereforeJump to Next Always Forever Forget Forsake Length Memory Time Turned WhereforeLinks Lamentations 5:20 NIVLamentations 5:20 NLT Lamentations 5:20 ESV Lamentations 5:20 NASB Lamentations 5:20 KJV Lamentations 5:20 Bible Apps Lamentations 5:20 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 5:20 Chinese Bible Lamentations 5:20 French Bible Lamentations 5:20 German Bible Alphabetical: always do forever forget forsake long so us Why you OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:20 Why do you forget us forever (Lam. La Lm) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |