Lamentations 3:31

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord will not reject forever,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For the Lordwill not reject us forever.

Hebrew Names Version
For the Lord will not cast off forever.

King James Version
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

English Standard Version
For the Lord will not cast off forever,

New Century Version
The Lord will not reject his people forever.

Amplified Bible
For the Lord will not reject forever,

World English Bible
For the Lord will not cast off forever.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For the Lord will not forsake for euer.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the Lord will not reject forever,

Legacy Standard Bible
For the Lord will not reject forever,

Berean Standard Bible
For the Lord will not cast us off forever.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord won't always reject us!

Complete Jewish Bible
For rejection by Adonai does not last forever.

Darby Translation
For the Lord will not cast off for ever;

Easy-to-Read Version
He should remember that the Lord does not reject people forever.

George Lamsa Translation
For the LORD will not forget for ever.

Good News Translation
The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever.

Lexham English Bible
For the Lord will not reject forever.

Literal Translation
For the Lord will not cast off forever.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For the LORDE wil not forsake for euer.

American Standard Version
For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Bible in Basic English
For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

King James Version (1611)
For the Lord will not cast off for euer.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the Lord wil not forsake for euer.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the Lord will not reject for ever.

English Revised Version
For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Caph. For the Lord schal not putte awei with outen ende.

Update Bible Version
For the Lord will not cast off forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

New English Translation

כ (Kaf)

For the Lord will not reject us forever.

New King James Version
For the Lord will not cast off forever.

New Living Translation
For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever.

New Life Bible
For the Lord will not turn away from a man forever.

New Revised Standard
For the Lord will not reject forever.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Surely My Lord, will not cast off, unto times age-abiding;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Caph. For the Lord will not cast off for ever.

Revised Standard Version
For the Lord will not cast off for ever,

Young's Literal Translation
For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

THE MESSAGE
Why? Because the Master won't ever walk out and fail to return. If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense. He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way:

Contextual Overview

²¹ I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait. ²² The LORD'S acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail. ²³ They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. ²⁴ "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I wait for Him." ²⁵ The LORD is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him. ²⁶ It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the LORD. ²⁷ It is good for a man to bear The yoke in his youth. ²⁸ Let him sit alone and keep quiet, Since He has laid it on him. ²⁹ Let him put his mouth in the dust; Perhaps there is hope. ³⁰ Let him give his cheek to the one who is going to strike him; Let him be filled with shame.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 12:22, Psalms 77:7, Psalms 94:14, Psalms 103:8-10, Isaiah 54:7-10, Isaiah 57:16, Jeremiah 31:37, Jeremiah 32:40, Jeremiah 33:24, Micah 7:18, Romans 11:1-6

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:34 - ye shall Judges 16:28 - called 1 Kings 11:39 - not for ever Psalms 44:9 - General Psalms 60:1 - O turn Psalms 89:33 - Nevertheless Jeremiah 31:20 - for Matthew 12:20 - bruised Mark 4:39 - the wind

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the Lord will not cast off for ever. Which is not to be understood of all his creatures; for there are some he does cast off for ever, as the angels that sinned; reprobate men, profligate and abandoned sinners, that live and die impenitent; and unbelievers, carnal professors, and apostates; but not his own special and peculiar people, the people whom he has foreknown and loved with an everlasting love, his spiritual Israel; or, as the Targum supplies it, "his servants"; see Psalms 94:14; he may seem for a while to reject them, but not in reality and for ever; as when he hides his face from them, lays his afflicting hand on them, or suffers then, to be afflicted by others, and defers his help, and does not immediately appear to their deliverance and salvation; but in reality he never rejects them from being his people, his servants, and his sons; they have always a place in his heart, and are ever under his eye and care; they continue in his covenant, and abide in his family; and though they may be cast down in their souls, and cast out by men, yet are not cast off by God, neither in youth nor old age, in time or eternity; his love is unchangeable; his purposes firm and unalterable; his counsel, covenant, oath, and promise, immutable; and they are his jewels, his portion, and inheritance; and this is a ground and reason of bearing patiently all afflictions, injuries, and reproaches; for though men cast off, God will not.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Reasons for the resignation urged in the previous triplet.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. The Lord — אדני Adonai; but one of my ancient MSS. has יהוה Jehovah. The above verse is quoted in reference to our Lord's passion, by Matthew 26:62.