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His mercies never cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>It is of</i> the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Through</i> the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD’S acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is because of the LORD’S lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, Because His [tender] compassions never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the LORD&#8217s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is of Jehovah's lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD's kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the LORD's mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still continue, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of the LORD's gracious love we are not consumed, since his compassions never end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's faithful love does not cease; his compassion does not fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The kindnesses of YHWH! For we have not been consumed, "" For His mercies have not ended.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The mercies of Jehovah are that we were not consumed, for his compassions were not finished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Heth. The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed: because his commiserations have not failed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />HETH. By the mercies of the Lord, we are not consumed. For his compassion has not passed away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Surely the kindness of the LORD never ceases and his mercies never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Kheth The kindness of LORD JEHOVAH that does not fail and his mercies that do not end<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Surely the LORD'S mercies are not consumed, Surely His compassions fail not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />HETH. <i>It is</i> the mercies of the Lord, that he has not failed me, because his compassions are not exhausted. Pity <i>us</i>, O Lord, early <i>every</i> month: for we are not brought to an end, because his compassions are not exhausted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=817" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Jeremiah's Hope</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">the loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">we are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: ṯā·mə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">consumed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: ra·ḥă·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">His mercies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ḵā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">fail.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">Psalm 136:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-17.htm">Psalm 103:17</a></span><br />But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1-2</a></span><br />A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations. / For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Nehemiah 9:31</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-20</a></span><br />Who 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? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. / You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-34.htm">1 Chronicles 16:34</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38-39</a></span><br />For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.</p><p class="hdg">of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/9-8.htm">Ezra 9:8,9,13-15</a></b></br> And now for a little space grace hath been <i>shewed</i> from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Nehemiah 9:31</a></b></br> Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou <i>art</i> a gracious and merciful God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Psalm 78:38</a></b></br> But he, <i>being</i> full of compassion, forgave <i>their</i> iniquity, and destroyed <i>them</i> not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Psalm 77:8</a></b></br> Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth <i>his</i> promise fail for evermore?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15</a></b></br> But thou, O Lord, <i>art</i> a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18,19</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth <i>in</i> mercy… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Ceases</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-3.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-51.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-7.htm">Kindnesses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Love</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-12.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-20.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Ceases</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Compassions</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-53.htm">End</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Kindnesses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Love</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-6.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Because of the loving devotion of the LORD</b><br>This phrase highlights the steadfast love and covenant faithfulness of God, often referred to as "hesed" in Hebrew. This concept is central to the Old Testament, emphasizing God's unwavering commitment to His people despite their unfaithfulness. The term "loving devotion" is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, as seen in passages like <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where God describes Himself as "abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness." This loving devotion is a key theme throughout the Psalms and the Prophets, underscoring God's enduring love and patience.<p><b>we are not consumed</b><br>The context of Lamentations is the aftermath of the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC by the Babylonians. The phrase "we are not consumed" reflects the survival of a remnant of Israel despite the severe judgment they faced. This survival is attributed solely to God's mercy and grace, not to any merit on the part of the people. The idea of a remnant is a recurring theme in the Bible, seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, where a remnant returns to God. This concept also points forward to the New Testament, where the remnant theme is fulfilled in the church, the body of believers preserved by God's grace.<p><b>for His mercies never fail</b><br>The mercies of God are described as unfailing, emphasizing their perpetual and reliable nature. This assurance of God's mercy is a source of hope and comfort, especially in times of distress and judgment. The Hebrew word for "mercies" can also be translated as "compassions," indicating a deep, tender love that God has for His people. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/136.htm">Psalm 136</a>, where the refrain "His love endures forever" is repeated, highlighting the eternal nature of God's mercy. In the New Testament, this unfailing mercy is embodied in Jesus Christ, whose sacrificial love provides redemption and eternal life to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., an event that serves as the backdrop for the book of Lamentations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, whose character is central to the message of hope and mercy in Lamentations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period of Jewish history when the people of Judah were taken captive by Babylon, a time of great suffering and reflection on God's faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_israel.htm">The Remnant of Israel</a></b><br>The faithful few who survived the destruction and exile, representing hope for future restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_mercy.htm">God's Unfailing Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the dire circumstances, God's mercies are new every morning. This teaches us that no matter how bleak our situation, God's compassion is constant and reliable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22</a> reminds us that even in the midst of suffering, we are not consumed because of God's loving devotion. This encourages us to find hope and strength in God's character during our own trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_love.htm">The Nature of God's Love</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" (chesed) implies a steadfast, covenantal love. Understanding this helps us appreciate the depth and commitment of God's love towards us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_renewal.htm">Daily Renewal</a></b><br>The idea that God's mercies are new every morning invites us to seek His presence and grace daily, trusting in His provision and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past faithfulness can strengthen our faith and trust in Him during current and future challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_love_endure_daily.htm">How does God's love and mercy endure daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_lamentations_3_22-23_mean.htm">What does Lamentations 3:22-23 mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_'mercies_new_every_morning'.htm">What does "mercies new every morning" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_a_kind_god_allow_destruction.htm">How can a compassionate God (Lamentations 3:22) allow such overwhelming destruction in Jerusalem? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">It is of the Lord's mercies.</span>--It is, perhaps, part of the elaborate art of this poem that <a href="/context/lamentations/3-22.htm" title="It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.">Lamentations 3:22-42</a>, which form its centre, and that of the whole book, represent the highest point of trust to which the mourner attains, being both preceded and followed by words of lamentation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 22-36.</span> - RESIGNATION AND HOPEFULNESS. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - It is of <span class="cmt_word">the Lord's mercies</span>, etc.; literally, <span class="accented">The Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.</span> But the "we" is difficult, especially considering that in ver. 23 (which is clearly parallel) the subject of the sentence is, not "we," but "the Lord's mercies." Hence it is probable that the reading of the Targum and the Peshite (adopted by Thenius, Ewald, and Bickell) is correct, "The Lord's mercies, verily they cease not" (<span class="accented">tammu</span> for <span class="accented">tamnu</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because of</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַֽסְדֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consumed,</span><br /><span class="heb">תָ֔מְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·mə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His compassions</span><br /><span class="heb">רַחֲמָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ra·ḥă·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fail.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:22 It is of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that (Lam. 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