Lamentations 3:32

New Living Translation

Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Even if he causes suffering,he will show compassionaccording to the abundance of his faithful love.

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

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

English Standard Version
but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

New American Standard Bible
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy.

New Century Version
Although he brings sorrow, he also has mercy and great love.

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

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

Legacy Standard Bible
For if He causes grief,Then He will have compassionAccording to His abundant lovingkindness.

Berean Standard Bible
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

Contemporary English Version
He causes a lot of suffering, but he also has pity because of his great love.

Complete Jewish Bible
He may cause grief, but he will take pity, in keeping with the greatness of his grace.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
When he punishes, he also has mercy. He has mercy because of his great love and kindness.

George Lamsa Translation
But though he cause affliction, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Good News Translation
He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.

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

Literal Translation
For though He causes grief, He will have pity according to His many kindnesses.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But though he do cast of, yet (acordinge to ye multitude of his mercies) he receaueth to grace agayne.

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

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

King James Version (1611)
But though hee cause griefe, yet will hee haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But though he punishe, yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
CHAPH. For he that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of his mercy.

English Revised Version
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Caph. For if he castide awei, and he schal do merci bi the multitude of hise mercies.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But though he causeth grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

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

New King James Version
Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

New Life Bible
For if He causes sorrow, He will have loving-pity because of His great loving-kindness.

New Revised Standard
Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Surely, though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.

Revised Standard Version
but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

Young's Literal Translation
For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

Contextual Overview

²¹ Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: ²² The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. ²³ Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. ²⁴ I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" ²⁵ The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. ²⁶ So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord . ²⁷ And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline: ²⁸ Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord 's demands. ²⁹ Let them lie face down in the dust, for there may be hope at last. ³⁰ Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lamentations 3:22, Exodus 2:23, Exodus 3:7, Judges 10:16, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalms 30:5, Psalms 78:38, Psalms 103:11, Psalms 106:43-45, Jeremiah 31:20, Hosea 11:8, Luke 15:20

Reciprocal: Numbers 12:15 - till Miriam Deuteronomy 13:17 - and show Deuteronomy 30:2 - return unto Deuteronomy 30:3 - then the Judges 16:28 - called Judges 20:47 - six hundred 1 Samuel 12:22 - the Lord 2 Samuel 12:13 - The Lord 2 Samuel 24:25 - So the Lord 1 Kings 11:39 - not for ever 1 Chronicles 21:13 - great Job 33:23 - to Job 37:23 - he will Psalms 44:9 - General Psalms 51:1 - multitude Psalms 60:1 - O turn Psalms 77:7 - the Lord Psalms 89:33 - Nevertheless Psalms 106:7 - multitude Psalms 106:45 - to the Isaiah 63:7 - according to his Jeremiah 45:3 - added Hosea 6:1 - he hath torn Micah 7:18 - he retaineth Micah 7:19 - turn Habakkuk 3:2 - in wrath Matthew 15:28 - Jesus Luke 7:13 - he 2 Corinthians 7:8 - though I made 1 Peter 1:6 - if

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But though he cause grief,.... As he sometimes does in his own people; by convincing them of sin, and producing in them godly sorrow, which worketh repentance unto life, not to be repented of; by correcting and chastising them for it, and by hiding his face from them; all which are grievous to them:

yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies; his mercies are many, both temporal and spiritual, and his compassion is answerable; which he shows to his people by an application of pardoning grace, through the blood of Christ, by sympathizing with them under their afflictions, and delivering from them; by granting them his gracious presence, and restoring to them the joys of his salvation; all which is not according to their merits, but his mercies.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Reasons for the resignation urged in the previous triplet.