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You,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהremainתֵּשֵׁבforever;לְעוֹלָםyour throneכִּסְאֲךָis from generationלְדֹרto generation.וָדוֹר
Lamentations 5:19
Study it in the app“You, YHWH, remain forever; your throne is from generation to generation.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 5:19, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- remainתֵּשֵׁבteshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “teshev” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- your throneכִּסְאֲkisa
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kisa” appears- is from generationדֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears
The context
18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate; foxes prowl on it.
19 · This verse (above)
20Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for length of days?