Lamentations 3:22-23 in Context
Lamentations 3:22-23 read in its full chapter context. See the verses before and after, plus historical setting and flow of thought.
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV)
Where This Verse Sits
Lamentations 3:22-23 appears in Lamentations chapter 3, verse 22. Jeremiah wrote Lamentations around 586 BC after witnessing Jerusalem's complete destruction by Babylon—the temple burned, the walls demolished, the population massacred or deported. Standing amid the ruins of God's city, Jeremiah's declaration of God's faithfulness is remarkable testimony that hope can survive even total devastation.
The Verse Itself
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23 (KJV)
Flow of the Passage
To grasp Lamentations 3:22-23 fully, read it inside the surrounding paragraph. The verses before set up the argument, and the verses after show its outworking. Lamentations 3 as a whole carries forward the theme of faithfulness, and this single verse is one beat in that larger movement.
In the midst of Jerusalem's destruction, Jeremiah finds hope in God's unfailing mercies. Each morning brings a fresh supply of God's compassion and faithfulness.
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