Lamentations

Lamentations 3:31–32

³¹For the Lord will not

cast us off forever.

³²Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion

according to His abundant loving devotion.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Lord	אֲדֹנָֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cast us off	יִזְנַ֛ח	yiz·naḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2186 reject, spurn
forever	לְעוֹלָ֖ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
He causes grief	הוֹגָ֔ה	hō·w·ḡāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3013 suffer
He will show compassion	וְרִחַ֖ם	wə·ri·ḥam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7355 love
according to His abundant	כְּרֹ֥ב	kə·rōḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
loving devotion	חַסְדּוֹ׃	ḥas·dō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Lamentations 3:31 Psalm 94:14 · Psalm 103:8–10 · Psalm 77:7 · Isaiah 54:7–10 · Isaiah 57:16 · Jeremiah 32:40 · 1 Samuel 12:22 · Romans 11:1–6 · Jeremiah 33:24 · Jeremiah 31:37 · Micah 7:18

Lamentations 3:32 Psalm 78:38 · Psalm 30:5 · Psalm 103:11 · Psalm 106:43–45 · Hosea 11:8 · Judges 10:16 · Exodus 3:7 · Luke 15:20 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Lamentations 3:22 · 2 Kings 13:23 · Exodus 2:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.