English Standard Version
Lamentations 3:22
22The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
Lamentations 3:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
- New International Version (NIV)Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Context of Lamentations 3:22
20My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. 21But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:22 word by word
חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:22
- Ezra 9:8But now for a brief moment favor has been shown by the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant and to give us a secure hold within his holy place, that our God may brighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our slavery.
- Nehemiah 9:31Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
- Psalms 78:38Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.
- Psalms 106:45For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
- Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against me and were not willing to listen to me. None of them cast away the detestable things their eyes feasted on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. "Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
- Malachi 3:6"For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
- Psalms 77:8Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?
- Psalms 86:15But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
- Luke 1:50And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed - Being thus humbled, and seeing himself and his sinfulness in a proper point of view, he finds that God, instead of dealing with him in judgment, has dealt with him in mercy; and that though the affliction was excessive, yet it seas less than his iniquity deserved. If, indeed, any sinner be kept out of hell, it is because God's compassion faileth not.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Verses 22-42 are the center of the present poem, as it also holds the central place in the whole series of the Lamentations. In them the riches of God‘s grace and mercy are set forth in the brightest colors, but no sooner are they ended than the prophet resumes the language of woe. That we - He is speaking as the representative of all sufferers.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what is against us. God's compassions fail not; of this we have fresh instances every morning. Portions on earth are perishing things, but God is a portion for ever. It is our duty, and will be our comfort and satisfaction, to hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The faithful love of the Lord is the reason the poet begins to recover from deep despair (great sadness). The Lord’s love gives him hope again. This experience is like Jeremiah’s rescue from a muddy cistern (Jeremiah 38:6–13) and Jonah’s rescue from the belly of the great fish (Jonah 2:2–10). In each case, the Lord saved his servant from death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2422-24. (Mal 3:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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