Lamentations 3:32
Sometimes he causes us to suffer, but sometimes he is kind to us because he continually and faithfully loves us.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
In Context
31Yahweh does not abandon us his people forever.
33And he is not happy about causing human beings to suffer or to be sad.
Cross References
Exodus 2:23Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israeli people in Egypt were still groaning because of the hard work they had to do as slaves. They called out for someone to help them, and God heard them call out [PRS].
Judges 10:16Then the Israelis threw away the idols of the gods that belonged to other people-groups, and they worshiped Yahweh again. He saw that they were suffering very much, and he felt sorry [IDM] for them.
Psalms 30:5When he becomes angry, he is angry for only a very short time [HYP], but he is good to us all of our life. We may cry during the night, but the next morning we will be joyful.
Psalms 103:11The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.
Psalms 106:45For their sake, he thought about the agreement/promise that he had made to bless them, and because he never stopped loving them very much, he changed his mind about punishing them more.
Isaiah 54:7I abandoned you people of Jerusalem for a while, but now I am saying, ‘I will take you back.’
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 →