New American Standard Bible 2020
Lamentations 3:31
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Context of Lamentations 3:31
29Let him put his mouth in the dust; Perhaps there is hope. 30Let him give his cheek to the one who is going to strike him; Let him be filled with shame. For the Lord will not reject forever, 32For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy. 33For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of mankind.
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:31
- 1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
- Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again?
- Psalms 94:14For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He abandon His inheritance.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
- Isaiah 54:7“For a brief moment I abandoned you, But with great compassion I will gather you.
- Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would grow faint before Me, And the breath of those whom I have made.
- Jeremiah 31:37This is what the Lord says: “If the heavens above can be measured And the foundations of the earth searched out below, Then I will also reject all the descendants of Israel For everything that they have done,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me.
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord chose, He has rejected them’? So they despise My people as no longer being a nation in their sight.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons wrongdoing And passes over a rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
- Romans 11:1I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? Far from it! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The Lord - אדני Adonai ; but one of my ancient MSS. has יהוה Jehovah . The above verse is quoted in reference to our Lord's passion, by Matthew 26:62.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-33Verses 31-33 Reasons for the resignation urged in the previous triplet.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. 31Compare Psalm 103:8–11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3331-33. True repentance is never without hope (Psa 94:14).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Lamentations 3:31 Ps 77:7; 94:14; Is 54:7-10 ↩
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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