Lamentations 5:22 (YLT)

Passage

For hast Thou utterly rejected us? Thou hast been wroth against us--exceedingly?

Nearby Context

Lamentations 5:20 Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days!

Lamentations 5:21 Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old.

Lamentations 5:22 For hast Thou utterly rejected us? Thou hast been wroth against us--exceedingly?

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "Turn us back O Jehovah unto Thee...", giving immediate footing for "hast" and "thou". In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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