Lamentations 3:22
[It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
King James Version (1769) · public domain Lamentations 3:22
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About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is a book of funeral songs for the ruined city of Jerusalem. Written after the Babylonians destroyed the city and its temple in 586 BC, it gives unflinching voice to grief without denying the steadfastness of God.
Its 5 chapters and 154 verses are acrostic poems built on the Hebrew alphabet, and they hold one of the most hopeful promises in all of grief: "his mercies are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:23). In almost every verse the poet sits in the dust of the fallen city, yet chapter 3 turns from weeping to confession and to a plea for restoration. For readers in sorrow, this book grants permission to lament and points to mercy that does not fail.
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Key themes in Lamentations
- Grief
- Lament
- Judgment
- Faithfulness
- Hope
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- Lamentations 3:22 [It is of] the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
- Lamentations 3:23 [They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness.
- Lamentations 3:25 The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
- Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
- Lamentations 3:40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
- Lamentations 3:55 I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Book of Lamentations about?
Lamentations is a collection of sorrowful songs over the destruction of Jerusalem. Even in grief it affirms God's mercy — that his faithfulness is new every morning — offering a model for bringing pain honestly to God.
How many chapters are in Lamentations?
The Book of Lamentations has 5 chapters and 154 verses in the King James Version (1769).