Lamentations 5:20 meaning and explanation
Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Lamentations 5:20, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the surviving community in Jerusalem after the Babylonians destroyed the city and temple in 586 BC. Chapter 5 is a communal prayer, and this verse turns from describing ruin to addressing God directly.
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