Lamentations 3:22
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King James Version (modern wording)
It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Lamentations 3:22 (KJV)
American Standard Version
It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Lamentations 3:22 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
Lamentations 3:22 (BSB)
Context of Lamentations 3:22
Lamentations is a set of poems mourning the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon in 586 BC. Chapter 3 is a personal lament, but in verses 21 to 24 the writer turns to hope. Verse 22 is part of that turn, and verse 23 adds that God's mercies are new every morning.
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What does Lamentations 3:22 say?
Lamentations 3:22 in modern King James wording reads: "It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."
Where is Lamentations 3:22 found in the Bible?
Lamentations 3:22 is verse 22 of chapter 3 of the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. Lamentations has 5 chapters.
What is the context of Lamentations 3:22?
Lamentations is a set of poems mourning the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon in 586 BC. Chapter 3 is a personal lament, but in verses 21 to 24 the writer turns to hope. Verse 22 is part of that turn, and verse 23 adds that God's mercies are new every morning.