Lamentations 5:21

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Summary

Lamentations 5:21

Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

Turn

Renew

Bible References

Turn

Answer me, LORD! Answer me so that this people may know that you, LORD, are God, and that you are turning back their hearts again."

God, restore us, show your favor and deliver us.

Restore us, God of our salvation, and stop being angry with us.

"I've certainly heard Ephraim shuddering with grief as they said, "You have disciplined me, and I'm disciplined like an untrained calf. Restore me, and let me return, for you are the LORD my God.

I'll give them one heart and one lifestyle so they'll fear me always for their own good and for the good of their descendants after them.

then I'll give them a united heart, placing a new spirit within them. I'll remove their stubborn heart and give them a heart that's sensitive to me.

I'll sprinkle pure water on you all, and you'll be cleansed from your impurity and from all of your idols."

LORD, as I listen to what has been said about you, I am afraid. LORD, revive your work throughout all of our lives reveal yourself throughout all of our lives when you are angry, remember compassion.

Renew

I'll again build you, and you will be rebuilt, Virgin Israel! You will again take up your tambourines and go out to dance with those who are filled with joy.

"This is what the LORD says: "You are saying about this place, "It is a ruin without people and without animals." Yet in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolate places without inhabitants and without animals, there will again be heard

"This is what the LORD says: "I will return to Zion and I will live in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called, "The City of Truth" and the mountain of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will be called, "The Holy Mountain".'

Then the offering to the LORD by Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable as it was in the past, even as in former years.