What does Lamentations 5:22 mean?

Lamentations 5:22 highlights themes such as rejection, wrath, lamentation when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 5:22 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

22But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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Romans 1:18
This verse discusses God's wrath against unrighteousness, paralleling the lament of rejection.
Isaiah 54:7
This verse speaks of God's temporary rejection but ultimate restoration, contrasting the lament of abandonment.
2 Chronicles 36:16
Both verses highlight the consequences of rejecting God's messengers and the resulting wrath.