Lamentations 5:20

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 13:1 Parallel

In Psalm 13:1, David asks the same anguished question—how long will God forget?—mirroring Lamentations' cry of abandonment.

Psalm 44:24 Parallel

In Psalm 44:24, the psalmist asks why God hides his face and forgets affliction, directly paralleling Lamentations' complaint.

Psalm 74:1 Parallel

In Psalm 74:1, the psalmist asks why God has cast them off forever, echoing Lamentations' plea of being forsaken.

In Psalm 77:7-10, the psalmist questions if God's love and promises have ceased, reflecting Lamentations' cry of being forgotten.

Psalm 79:5 Parallel

In Psalm 79:5, the psalmist asks how long God's anger will burn, paralleling Lamentations' lament over divine abandonment.

Psalm 85:5 Parallel

In Psalm 85:5, the same question about God's anger lasting forever echoes the lament of being forsaken. Both ask how long God's wrath will persist.

Psalm 89:46 Parallel

Psalm 89:46 similarly asks how long God will hide and burn in wrath—directly parallel to the cry of being forgotten forever.

Isaiah 64:9-12 pleads for mercy and laments the desolate sanctuary—the same despair over God's anger and abandonment.

Jeremiah 14:19-21 asks 'Have you utterly rejected Judah?' and pleads for deliverance—directly mirrors the lament in Lamentations.

1 Samuel 12:22 promises God will not forsake his people—contrasts with the lament's fear that he has forsaken them forever.

2 Kings 21:14 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Kings 21:14 prophesies God will forsake his heritage—the threat that the lament in Lamentations is now experiencing.

Isaiah 49:14 directly voices the same complaint: 'The LORD hath forsaken me, my Lord hath forgotten me' — a verbal parallel.

Jeremiah 23:39 repeats God's threat to 'forget' and 'forsake' His people — the same two verbs used in the lament.

Mark 15:34 Parallel

In Mark 15:34, Jesus cries 'Why hast thou forsaken me?' — the ultimate fulfillment of this lament of abandonment.

Job 7:21 Parallel

Job 7:21 asks why God doesn't pardon and forgive—similar lament of divine distance, but focused on personal sin rather than national.

Isaiah 6:12 Parallel

Isaiah 6:12 uses the same 'forsaking' language to describe God's judgment — the people are removed and abandoned.