Lamentations 3:31
Caph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
In Context
30Jod. He shall give his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be filled with reproaches.
32Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.
Cross References
1 Samuel 12:22And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.
1 Kings 11:39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but yet not for ever.
Psalms 94:14For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.
Isaiah 27:8In measure against measure, when it shall be cast off, thou shalt judge it. He hath meditated with his severe spirit in the day of heat.
Isaiah 57:16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be angry unto the end: because the spirit shall go forth from my face, end breathings I will make.
Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, and will not cease to do them good: and I will give my fear in their heart, that they may not revolt from me.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →