Lamentations 3:22

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“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.

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

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“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”

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“It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”

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“The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:22 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 24:14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
  2. Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
  3. Ezra 9:13After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),
  4. Nehemiah 9:31But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
  5. Psalms 69:17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
  6. Psalms 77:8Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
  7. Psalms 78:38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
  8. Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
  9. Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
  10. Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
  11. Ezekiel 20:8But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
  12. Ezekiel 20:13Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
  13. Ezekiel 20:21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.
  14. Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
  15. Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
  16. Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
  17. Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
  18. Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

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