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Lamentations 3:22

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
חַֽסְדֵ֤יchas.Dei[the] covenant loyalti<es> ofH2617 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָ֔מְנוּTa.me.nuwe have met our endH8552 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
כָל֖וּkha.Luthey come to an endH3615 →
רַחֲמָֽיו׃ra.cha.Mavcompassion<s> hisH7356 →

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Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.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.Micah 7:18–19Who 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?Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.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.Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.Psalms 77:8Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?Ezra 9:8–9But 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.Ezekiel 20:8–9But 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.Ezra 9:13–15After 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),Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.Ezekiel 20:21–22But 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.Ezekiel 20:13–14Yet 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.James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.Psalms 129:4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.Joel 2:18Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.

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People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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