Lamentations 3:31

Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 3

“For the LORD will not cast off for ever:”Lamentations 3:31

What Does Lamentations 3:31 Mean?

Lamentations 3:31 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Lamentations 3:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 94:14“For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.”Psalms 77:7“Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?”Psalms 103:8“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”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.”Isaiah 54:7“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.”Judges 16:28“And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”1 Samuel 12:22“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.”Psalms 89:33“Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.”Isaiah 57:16“For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.”Jeremiah 32:40“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.”Matthew 12:20“A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.”Jeremiah 31:20“Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 31:37“Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 33:24“Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.”Romans 11:1“I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.”Psalms 44:9“But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.”Mark 4:39“And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”Numbers 14:34“After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.”1 Kings 11:39“And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.”Psalms 60:1“O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.”

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