Lam. 5:20 in context
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Lam. 5:19      Lam. 5:21

Lamentations 5:20

Why do you seem to forget us forever?
Why do you abandon us for so many days?
[Chapter 5 as a whole does not follow the acrostic pattern, but here in verses 19-20 there is an acrostic pattern with four letters. Here we find the first, the last, and in between the two middle letters. Verse 19a begins with Alef, verse 19b begins with Kaf, verse 20a begins with Lamed, and verse 20b begins with Tav. The entire alphabet is symbolized here by using the first, eleventh, twelfth, and twenty-second letters. The chiastic pattern in the Lamentations is completed with this fifth acrostic in chapter 5.]
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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לָמָּה   לָנֶצַח   תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ   תַּעַזְבֵנוּ   לְאֹרֶךְ   יָמִים  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἵνα τί εἰς νεῖκος ἐπιλήσῃ ἡμῶν καταλείψεις ἡμᾶς εἰς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H4100
 לָ֤ (la)
מָּה (mah)
 to
what?
Prep. Preposition


 R
Ti
H9005
H5331
 לָ (la)
נֶ֙צַח֙ (netzach)
 to
perpetuity
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H7911
H9035
 תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔ (tishekache)
נוּ (no)
 to forget
us
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Vqi2ms
Sp1bp
H5800a
H9035
 תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖ (taazeve)
נוּ (no)
 to leave
us
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

Vqi2ms
Sp1bp
H9005
H0753
 לְ (le)
אֹ֥רֶךְ (órekhe)
 to
length
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H3117
H9016
 יָמִֽים (jamim)
׃
day
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

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