Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness.

King James Version

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Holman Bible

Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.

International Standard Version

though he causes grief, his compassion abounds according to his gracious love.

A Conservative Version

For though he causes grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

American Standard Version

For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

Amplified


For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.

Bible in Basic English

For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

Darby Translation

but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:

Julia Smith Translation

For if he afflicted, and he compassionated according to the multitude of his mercy.

King James 2000

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For even though he causes grief he has compassion according to the greatness of his royal love.

Modern King James verseion

for though He causes grief, yet He will have pity according to the multitude of His kindnesses.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But though he do cast off, yet according to the multitude of his mercies, he receiveth to grace again.

NET Bible

Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.

New Heart English Bible

For though he may cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the abundance of his loving kindness.

The Emphasized Bible

Surely, though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses;

Webster

But though he causeth grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

World English Bible

For though he cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Youngs Literal Translation

For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יגה 
Yagah 
Usage: 8

yet will he have compassion
רחם 
Racham 
Usage: 47

Devotionals

Devotionals about Lamentations 3:32

References

Images Lamentations 3:32

Context Readings

Israel's Affliction

31 Caph For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 32 For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness.
33 Caph For he does not afflict nor grieve the sons of men from his heart.

Cross References

Psalm 78:38

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; many a time turned he his anger away and did not stir up all his wrath.

Hosea 11:8

How must I leave thee, Ephraim? how shall I give thee up, Israel? how could I make thee as Admah? nor set thee as Zeboim? my heart churns within me; all my compassion is inflamed.

Psalm 106:43-45

He delivered them many times, but they rebelled at his counsel and were brought low for their iniquity.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in process of time that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God from their bondage.

Exodus 3:7

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Judges 10:16

And they put away the strange gods from among them and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

2 Kings 13:23

But the LORD was merciful unto them, and had compassion on them, and looked upon them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and did not desire to destroy them or to cast them from his presence as yet.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger endures but a moment; in his will is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth so does he increase his mercy over those that fear him.

Jeremiah 31:20

Peradventure is Ephraim a precious son unto me? Peradventure is he unto me a delightful child? With all this since I spoke of him, I have remembered him constantly. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him; in tenderness I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

Lamentations 3:22

Chet It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed because his mercies never diminish.

Luke 15:20

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

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