"Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation." — Lamentations 5:19

Lamentations 5:19 · KJV

“Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.”

— Lamentations 5:19

Verse 18

Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

Verse 20

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, {and} forsake us so long time? {so...: Heb. for length of days?}

Lamentations 5 — Context

For this our heart is faint; for these {things} our eyes are dim.

Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, {and} forsake us so long time? {so...: Heb. for length of days?}

Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

Cross References

Psalms 102:12

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

Psalms 45:6

Thy throne, O God, {is} for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom {is} a right sceptre.

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. {righteousness: Gr. rightness, or, straightness}

Psalms 145:13

Thy kingdom {is} an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion {endureth} throughout all generations. {an...: Heb. a kingdom of all ages}

Psalms 102:25-27

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens {are} the work of thy hands.

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 9:7

But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.