Lamentations 5:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

You, O LORD, remain forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֔ב כִּסְאֲךָ֖ לְדֹ֥ר וָדֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

ʾattâ yəhwâ to-ʿôlām tēšēḇ, kisʾăḵā to-dōr and-ḏôr

Grammar Details

• *ʾattâ*: 2nd person masculine singular independent pronoun - you
• *yəhwâ*: proper noun - LORD/YHWH
• *ʿôlām*: noun masculine singular - forever
• *tēšēḇ*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you remain/sit
• *kisʾăḵā*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your throne
• *dōr*: noun masculine singular - generation
• *ḏôr*: noun masculine singular - generation

Word Meanings

• *tēšēḇ*: you remain/sit/dwell/endure
• *kisʾăḵā*: your throne/seat of authority
• *dōr* and-*ḏôr*: generation and generation (idiom: throughout all generations)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But you, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But thou (O LORDE) that remaynest for euermore, and thy seate worlde with out ende:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But thou, O Lord, remainest for euer: thy throne is from generation to generation.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But thou O Lorde, that remaynest for euer, and thy seate worlde without ende:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You, Yahweh, abide forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thou, O Jehovah, to the age remainest, Thy throne to generation and generation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  You, O Lord, are seated as King for ever; the seat of your power is eternal.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You, Yahweh, remain forever; Your throne is from generation to generation.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 102:12 : 12 But you, O LORD, shall endure forever, and your remembrance to all generations.
• Ps 102:25-27 : 25 Of old you have laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. 26 They shall perish, but you shall endure; yes, all of them shall grow old like a garment; as a cloak you shall change them, and they shall be changed. 27 But you are the same, and your years shall have no end.
• Ps 45:6 : 6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.
• Ps 9:7 : 7 But the LORD shall endure forever; he has prepared his throne for judgment.
• Ps 145:13 : 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
• Ps 146:10 : 10 The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise the LORD.
• Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
• Dan 7:14 : 14 And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Dan 7:27 : 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
• Hab 1:12 : 12 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, You have appointed them for judgment; O mighty God, You have established them for correction.
• 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Tim 6:15-16 : 15 Which in His own time He will show, who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; 16 Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see: to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.
• Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But to the Son He says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions. 10 And, You, Lord, in the beginning have laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of Your hands: 11 They shall perish; but You remain; and they all shall grow old as does a garment; 12 And like a garment You shall fold them up, and they shall be changed: but You are the same, and Your years shall not fail.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
• Rev 1:4 : 4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
• Rev 1:8 : 8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
• Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
• Ps 10:16 : 16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.
• Ps 29:10 : 10 The LORD sits upon the flood; yes, the LORD sits as King forever.
• Ps 90:2 : 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.