Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Bring us back to yourself, O Lord, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before,
New American Standard Bible
Renew
King James Version
Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Holman Bible
renew our days as in former times,
International Standard Version
Restore us to yourself, LORD, so that we may return. Renew our days as before,
A Conservative Version
Turn thou us back to thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned back. Renew our days as of old.
American Standard Version
Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old.
Amplified
Return us to You, O Lord, so that we may be restored;
Renew our days as of old,
Bible in Basic English
Make us come back to you, O Lord, and let us be turned; make our days new again as in the past.
Darby Translation
Turn thou us unto thee, Jehovah, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Julia Smith Translation
Turn us back, O Jehovah, to thee, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
King James 2000
Turn us back to you, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Restore us to you, O Yahweh, that we will be restored; renew our days as of old.
Modern King James verseion
Return us to You, O Jehovah, and we will turn; renew our days as of old,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O LORD, turn thou us unto thee: and so shall we be turned. Renew our days as in old time,
New Heart English Bible
Restore us to you, LORD, and we shall be restored; renew our days as in former times,
The Emphasized Bible
Bring us back, O Yahweh, unto thyself, and we will come back! Renew our days, as of old;
Webster
Turn thou us to thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
World English Bible
Turn us to yourself, Yahweh, and we shall be turned. Renew our days as of old.
Youngs Literal Translation
Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 5:21
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Context Readings
A Request For Mercy
20 Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long? 21 Bring us back to yourself, O Lord, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before, 22 unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.
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Cross References
Psalm 80:3
O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
Jeremiah 31:18
I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
Psalm 80:7
O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
Psalm 80:19
O Lord God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
1 Kings 18:37
Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God and that you are winning back their allegiance."
Psalm 85:4
Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
Jeremiah 31:4
I will rebuild you, my dear children Israel, so that you will once again be built up. Once again you will take up the tambourine and join in the happy throng of dancers.
Jeremiah 31:23-25
The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, 'May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.'
Jeremiah 32:39-40
I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.
Jeremiah 33:10
"I, the Lord, say: 'You and your people are saying about this place, "It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it." That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.
Jeremiah 33:13
I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.'
Ezekiel 11:19-20
I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within them; I will remove the hearts of stone from their bodies and I will give them tender hearts,
Ezekiel 36:25-27
I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.
Ezekiel 36:37
"This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.
Habakkuk 3:2
Lord, I have heard the report of what you did; I am awed, Lord, by what you accomplished. In our time repeat those deeds; in our time reveal them again. But when you cause turmoil, remember to show us mercy!
Zechariah 8:3-6
The Lord says, 'I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called "truthful city," "mountain of the Lord who rules over all," "holy mountain."'
Malachi 3:4
The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in former times and years past.