Lamentations
Lamentations 5:20
20Why have You forgotten us forever?
Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have You forgotten us | תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ | tiš·kā·ḥê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H7911 forget |
| forever | לָנֶ֙צַח֙ | lā·ne·ṣaḥ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5331 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 | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| for so long | לְאֹ֥רֶךְ | lə·’ō·reḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H753 length |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 44:24 · Psalm 13:1 · Jeremiah 14:19–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.