Lamentations 5:20
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Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
In other translations
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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