Lamentations 3:22
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”Lamentations 3:22
What Does Lamentations 3:22 Mean?
Lamentations 3:22 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Mercy.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 3:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 86:15“But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.”Psalms 92:2“To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,”Luke 1:50“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”Malachi 3:6“For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”Nehemiah 9:31“Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.”Micah 7:18“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.”Psalms 78:38“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”Psalms 77:8“Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?”Psalms 106:45“And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.”Ezra 9:8“And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.”Ezekiel 20:8“But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.”Ezra 9:13“And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;”Ezekiel 20:21“Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.”Psalms 103:10“He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.”Ezekiel 20:13“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.”1 Corinthians 1:9“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.”James 5:11“Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.”Daniel 9:9“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;”Job 11:6“And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.”Psalms 129:4“The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.”
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