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Lamentations 5

Lam. 5:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore dost thou forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
us for ever
netsach (Hebrew #5331)
or netsach {nay'-tsakh}; from 5329; properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view); --alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-)ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.
Pronounce: neh'-tsakh
, and forsake
`azab (Hebrew #5800)
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
KJV usage: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
Pronounce: aw-zab'
Origin: a primitive root
us σso long
'orek (Hebrew #753)
length
KJV usage: + forever, length, long.
Pronounce: o'rek'
Origin: from 748
time
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
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for length of days.

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Psa. 13:1• 1To the chief musician, a Psalm of David.{HR}Until when, O Jehovah? Wilt thou forget me forever?{HR}Until when wilt thou bide thy face from me? (Psa. 13:1)
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Psa. 44:24• 24Why hidest thou thy face?{HR}[Why] forgettest thou our affliction and our oppression? (Psa. 44:24)
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Psa. 74:1• 1An instruction; of Asaph.{HR}Why, O God, hast thou cast off forever?{HR}Smoketh thy wrath against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)
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Psa. 77:7‑10• 7Will the Lord cast off forever?{HR}And will he be favourable no more?
 8Hath his mercy failed forever?{HR}Hath the word come to an end from generation to generation?
 9Hath God forgotten to be gracious?{HR}Or hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.
 10And I said, This [is] mine infirmity:{HR}The years of the right hand of the Most High. (Psa. 77:7‑10)
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Psa. 79:5• 5How long, Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever?{HR}Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? (Psa. 79:5)
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Psa. 85:5• 5Wilt thou be angry with us forever?{HR}Wilt thou draw out thine anger from generation to generation (Psa. 85:5)
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Psa. 89:46• 46How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever?{HR}Shall thy wrath burn as fire? (Psa. 89:46)
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Psa. 94:3‑4• 3Jehovah, how long shall the wicked,{HR}How long shall the wicked triumph?
 4They prate, they speak arrogantly;{HR}All the workers of iniquity boast themselves. (Psa. 94:3‑4)
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Isa. 64:9‑12• 9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity forever. Behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.
 10Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
 11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire; and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
 12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore. (Isa. 64:9‑12)
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Jer. 14:19‑21• 19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
 20We acknowledge, Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
 21Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. (Jer. 14:19‑21)
so long time.
Heb. for length of days.
• God however will have His blows felt; and faith does feel and gather blessing even in the grief, while it looks onward to the day. (“Lamentations of Jeremiah: Chapter 5” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, dost thou forsake us so long time?

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore dost thou forget us forever? —forsake us for a length of days?