King James Version
Lamentations 3:22 in the King James Version says “It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” — study this verse from Lamentations chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”
Lamentations 3:22 · KJV
My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. humbled: Heb. bowed
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. recall: Heb. make to return to my heart
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“mercies”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
“It is of the LORD'S”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that we are not consumed”
H8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“fail”
H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
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