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Lamentations 5:19
You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The lamenting community addresses Yahweh at the conclusion of a national disaster, immediately after describing Zion’s desolation and before pleading for His return.
The words — תֵּשֵׁ֔ב (te.Shev) literally means “you will sit,” paired with כִּסְאֲ/ךָ֖ (kis.'a./Kha) for “your throne.”
The thread — This declaration of eternal divine reign echoes Psalm 102:12, Psalm 45:6, and Hebrews 1:8.
Why it lands — The text asserts Yahweh’s unchanging kingship before the prayer in verse 20 asks why He has forsaken His people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
Cross-references
- Psalms 102:12 But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
- Psalms 45:6 Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Hebrews 1:8 But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Psalms 102:25 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
- Psalms 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
- Psalms 9:7 But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
- 1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Psalms 90:2 Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
- Psalms 146:10 The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!