Lamentations 5:19 (DRB)

Passage

But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 5:17 Therefore is our heart sorrowful, therefore are our eyes become dim.

Lamentations 5:18 For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it.

Lamentations 5:19 But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

Lamentations 5:20 Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time?

Lamentations 5:21 Convert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "lord", "shalt", "remain", "ever", "throne", and "generation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "For mount Sion because it is destroyed..." into verse 20's "Why wilt thou forget us for ever...", so "thou" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.