King James Version

Lamentations 5:19

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

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אַתָּ֤הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תֵּשֵׁ֔בteshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…כִּסְאֲךָ֖kisakhathroneכִּסֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.לְדֹ֥רledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֽוֹרvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever, Thy throne is from generation to generation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Thou, Jehovah, dwellest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou, O LORD, art enthroned for ever, Thy throne is from generation to generation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou, O Lord, shalt dwell for ever; thy throne shall endure to generation and generation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δὲ Κύριε εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατοικήσεις, ὁ θρόνος σου εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.