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Lamentations 3:31 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Lamentations 3:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the Lord will not cast off for ever:”
Lamentations 3:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 3:31
Three verses present profound theology of divine discipline. Verse 31: "For the Lord will not cast off for ever" (ki lo yiznaḥ le-olam Adonai, כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי). The verb zanach (זָנַח) means to reject, cast away, spurn. Though judgment appears to be abandonment, it's temporary, not permanent. God's covenant faithfulness ensures eventual restoration. Verse 32: "But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies" (ki im-hogah verikham ke-rov khasadav). The word khasadim (חֲסָדִים, mercies/covenant love) is plural, emphasizing abund...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 3:31
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“neither will he forsake his inheritance.”
“slow to anger”
“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.”
“because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.”
“neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me”
“that I will not turn away from following them”
“did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite”
“who pardons iniquity”
“and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath”