Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old New Living Translation Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! English Standard Version Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old— Berean Standard Bible Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, King James Bible Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. New King James Version Turn us back to You, O LORD, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, New American Standard Bible Restore us to You, LORD, so that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, NASB 1995 Restore us to You, O LORD, that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, NASB 1977 Restore us to Thee, O LORD, that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, Legacy Standard Bible Cause us to return to You, O Yahweh, that we may be returned; Renew our days as of old, Amplified Bible Return us to You, O LORD, so that we may be restored; Renew our days as of old, Christian Standard Bible LORD, bring us back to yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times, Holman Christian Standard Bible LORD, restore us to Yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times, American Standard Version Turn thou us unto thee, O Jehovah, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old. Contemporary English Version Bring us back to you! Give us a fresh start. English Revised Version Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. GOD'S WORD® Translation O LORD, bring us back to you, and we'll come back. Give us back the life we had long ago, Good News Translation Bring us back to you, LORD! Bring us back! Restore our ancient glory. International Standard Version Restore us to yourself, LORD, so that we may return. Renew our days as before, Majority Standard Bible Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, NET Bible Bring us back to yourself, O LORD, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before, New Heart English Bible Restore us to you, LORD, and we shall be restored; renew our days as in former times, Webster's Bible Translation 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 will be turned. Renew our days as of old. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTurn us back, O YHWH, to You, "" And we turn back, renew our days as of old. Young's Literal Translation Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old. Smith's Literal Translation Turn us back, O Jehovah, to thee, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleConvert us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be converted: renew our days, as from the beginning. Catholic Public Domain Version Convert us, O Lord, to you, and we shall be converted. Renew our days, as from the beginning. New American Bible Bring us back to you, LORD, that we may return: renew our days as of old. New Revised Standard Version Restore us to yourself, O LORD, that we may be restored; renew our days as of old— Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBring us back to thee, O LORD, and we shall be restored; renew our days as of old. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Convert us, LORD JEHOVAH, to you, and we shall be converted. Make our days new as those from before! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Turn Thou us unto Thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; Renew our days as of old. Brenton Septuagint Translation Turn us, O Lord, to thee, and we shall be turned; and renew our days as before. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prayer for Restoration…20Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long? 21Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, 22unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.… Cross References Jeremiah 31:18-19 I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ Hosea 14:1-2 Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. Psalm 80:3 Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Zechariah 1:3 So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’ Malachi 3:7 Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’ Deuteronomy 30:2-3 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, / then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” Jeremiah 3:22 “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 1 Peter 2:25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Treasury of Scripture Turn you us to you, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. turn 1 Kings 18:37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Psalm 80:3,7,19 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved… Psalm 85:4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. renew Jeremiah 31:4,23-25 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry… Jeremiah 33:10,13 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, … Zechariah 8:3-6 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain… Jump to Previous New Renew Restore Restored Thyself Turn TurnedJump to Next New Renew Restore Restored Thyself Turn TurnedLamentations 5 1. A complaint of Zion in prayer unto God.Restore us to Yourself The Hebrew word for "restore" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to turn back or return. This plea is a heartfelt cry for reconciliation with God. In the context of Lamentations, the Israelites are experiencing the consequences of their disobedience and are yearning for a return to a right relationship with God. Historically, this reflects the period of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were physically and spiritually distant from their homeland and their God. Theologically, this phrase underscores the belief that true restoration is only possible through divine intervention. It is a reminder that God is the initiator of reconciliation, and it is through His grace that we are drawn back to Him. O LORD so we may return renew our days as of old Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Restoreהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ (hă·šî·ḇê·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again us to Yourself, אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to O LORD, יְהוָ֤ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel so we may return; וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה (wə·nā·šū·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again renew חַדֵּ֥שׁ (ḥad·dêš) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2318: To be new, to rebuild our days יָמֵ֖ינוּ (yā·mê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 3117: A day as of old, כְּקֶֽדֶם׃ (kə·qe·ḏem) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time Links Lamentations 5:21 NIVLamentations 5:21 NLT Lamentations 5:21 ESV Lamentations 5:21 NASB Lamentations 5:21 KJV Lamentations 5:21 BibleApps.com Lamentations 5:21 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 5:21 Chinese Bible Lamentations 5:21 French Bible Lamentations 5:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 5:21 Turn you us to you Yahweh (Lam. 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