Lamentations 5:22 (WEB)

Passage

But you have utterly rejected us. You are very angry against us.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 5:20 Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?

Lamentations 5:21 Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we will be turned. Renew our days as of old.

Lamentations 5:22 But you have utterly rejected us. You are very angry against us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "utterly", "rejected", "very", "angry", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "utterly" and "rejected", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Turn us to yourself Yahweh and we...", giving immediate footing for "utterly" and "rejected". In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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