Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For no one is cast off by the Lord forever. New Living Translation For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. English Standard Version For the Lord will not cast off forever, Berean Standard Bible For the Lord will not cast us off forever. King James Bible For the Lord will not cast off for ever: New King James Version For the Lord will not cast off forever. New American Standard Bible For the Lord will not reject forever, NASB 1995 For the Lord will not reject forever, NASB 1977 For the Lord will not reject forever, Legacy Standard Bible For the Lord will not reject forever, Amplified Bible For the Lord will not reject forever, Christian Standard Bible For the Lord will not reject us forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the Lord will not reject us forever. American Standard Version For the Lord will not cast off for ever. Contemporary English Version The Lord won't always reject us! English Revised Version For the Lord will not cast off for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation "The Lord will not reject [such] people forever. Good News Translation The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever. International Standard Version Indeed, the Lord will not always reject us — Majority Standard Bible For the Lord will not cast us off forever. NET Bible For the Lord will not reject us forever. New Heart English Bible For the LORD will not reject forever. Webster's Bible Translation For the Lord will not cast off for ever: World English Bible For the Lord will not cast off forever. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the Lord does not cast off for all time. Young's Literal Translation For the Lord doth not cast off to the age. Smith's Literal Translation For Jehovah will not cast of forever: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleCaph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever. Catholic Public Domain Version CAPH. For the Lord will not rebuke forever. New American Bible For the Lord does not reject forever; New Revised Standard Version For the Lord will not reject forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the LORD will not forget for ever. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Kaph Because LORD JEHOVAH does not forget for eternity OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the Lord will not cast off For ever. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the Lord will not reject for ever. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Hope…30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach. 31For the Lord will not cast us off forever. 32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.… Cross References Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. Isaiah 54:7-8 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? Jeremiah 3:12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me—the breath of life I have made. Hosea 11:8-9 How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath. Psalm 77:7-9 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah Jeremiah 31:37 This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth below searched out would I reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD. 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Hebrews 12:10-11 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. / No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it. 1 Peter 5:10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. James 5:11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. Treasury of Scripture For the LORD will not cast off for ever: 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. Psalm 77:7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? Psalm 94:14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. Jump to Previous Age Cast Forever RejectJump to Next Age Cast Forever RejectLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies For the Lord The phrase "For the Lord" refers to Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. In Hebrew, "Yahweh" is the personal name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness. This name is a reminder of God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people. Historically, the Israelites understood Yahweh as the one true God who delivered them from Egypt and established them as His chosen nation. This phrase sets the foundation for the hope and assurance that follows, as it is rooted in the character of God Himself. will not cast us off forever (1) the trouble is only for a time, and God will have compassion again (vers. 31, 32); and (2) God does not afflict in a malicious spirit (ver. 33). Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the Lord אֲדֹנָֽי׃ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no cast us off יִזְנַ֛ח (yiz·naḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2186: Reject, forsake, fail forever. לְעוֹלָ֖ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Lamentations 3:31 NIVLamentations 3:31 NLT Lamentations 3:31 ESV Lamentations 3:31 NASB Lamentations 3:31 KJV Lamentations 3:31 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:31 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:31 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:31 French Bible Lamentations 3:31 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not cast off (Lam. La Lm) |