Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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:

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 For Jehovah will not cast of forever: 32 For if he afflicted, and he compassionated according to the multitude of his mercy. 33 For he afflicted not from his heart and grieved the sons of men,

Cross References

Psalm 78:38

And he being compassionate will cover iniquity, and he will not destroy: and he multiplied to turn back his anger, and he will not rouse up all his wrath.

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? Shall I deliver thee over, O Israel? How shall I give thee as the earth? Shall I set thee as roes? My heart was turned upon me; my grievings were kindled together.

Psalm 106:43-45

Many times he will deliver them, and they will embitter with their counsel, and they will be brought low in their iniquity.

Exodus 2:23

And it will be in these many days, and the king of Egypt will die: and the sons of Israel will groan, from the work; and they will cry out, and their supplication will go up to God from the work.

Exodus 3:7

And Jehovah will say, Seeing, I saw the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I heard their cry from the face of their pressers; and I knew their pains.

Judges 10:16

And they will remove the strange gods from the midst of them, and they will serve Jehovah: and his soul will be shortened for the labor of Israel.

2 Kings 13:23

And Jehovah will compassionate them, and he will pity them, and he will turn to them on account of his covenant with Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, and he cast them not from his face even till now.

Psalm 30:5

For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.

Psalm 103:11

For as the height of the heavens above the earth, his mercy prevailed upon those fearing him.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim a precious son to me? if a child of delights? for whenever my speaking against him, remembering, I shall remember him yet; for this the bowels were put in motion to me compassionating, I will compassionate him, says Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:22

The mercies of Jehovah are that we were not consumed, for his compassions were not finished.

Luke 15:20

And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

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