Lamentations 3:22

“Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.”

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Even amid ruin, God’s steadfast love never ceases and his mercies never end. Hope survives because God’s compassion does.

What it means

Jeremiah writes after Jerusalem’s destruction, surrounded by grief. Yet he finds a floor beneath the sorrow: the LORD’s faithful love has not run out.

The next verse adds that his mercies are ‘new every morning.’ However dark the night, each day brings fresh evidence of God’s compassion.

Common questions
Why is Lamentations 3:22 hopeful?

Written in deep grief, it anchors hope not in circumstances but in God’s unfailing love and daily-renewed mercy.

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