Lamentations 3:31

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כ(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

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  • Ps 94:14 : 14 Certainly the LORD does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.
  • Ps 77:7 : 7 I asked,“Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?
  • Isa 54:7-9 : 7 “For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you. 8 In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,” says your protector, the LORD. 9 “As far as I am concerned, this is like in Noah’s time, when I vowed that the waters of Noah’s flood would never again cover the earth. In the same way I have vowed that I will not be angry at you or shout at you. 10 Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the LORD, the one who has compassion on you.
  • Isa 57:16 : 16 For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.
  • Jer 31:37 : 37 The LORD says,“I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” says the LORD.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
  • Jer 33:24 : 24 “You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying,‘The LORD has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you? Who forgives sin and pardons the rebellion of those who remain among his people? Who does not stay angry forever, but delights in showing loyal love?
  • Rom 11:1-6 : 1 Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars; I alone am left and they are seeking my life!” 4 But what was the divine response to him?“I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.” 5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.
  • 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 The LORD will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The LORD was pleased to make you his own people.
  • Ps 103:8-9 : 8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. 9 He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. 10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

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  • Ps 77:7-8
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    7I asked,“Will the Lord reject me forever? Will he never again show me his favor?

    8Has his loyal love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed forever?

  • Ps 94:14
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    14Certainly the LORD does not forsake his people; he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.

  • Lam 3:32-33
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    32Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.

    33For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people.

  • Ps 103:9-10
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    9He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry.

    10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.

  • Ps 37:27-29
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    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Deut 4:31
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    31(for he is a merciful God), he will not let you down or destroy you, for he cannot forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

  • Ps 89:33
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    33But I will not remove my loyal love from him, nor be unfaithful to my promise.

  • Ps 37:33
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    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

  • 1 Kgs 11:39
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    39I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

  • Ps 9:18
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    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • Jer 3:5
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    5You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?’ That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can.”

  • Isa 57:16
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    16For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.

  • 1 Sam 12:22
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    22The LORD will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The LORD was pleased to make you his own people.

  • Isa 54:7-8
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    71%

    7“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.

    8In a burst of anger I rejected you momentarily, but with lasting devotion I will have compassion on you,” says your protector, the LORD.

  • Jer 23:40
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    40I will bring on you lasting shame and lasting disgrace which will never be forgotten!’”

  • Prov 3:11
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    11My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

  • Ps 89:28-29
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    28I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure.

    29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

  • Job 8:20
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    20“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

  • Lam 5:20
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    20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?

  • Jer 33:26
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    26Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.”

  • Amos 7:3
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    3The LORD decided not to do this.“It will not happen,” the LORD said.

  • Ps 37:24
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    24Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong, for the LORD holds his hand.

  • Ps 10:11
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    11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

  • Neh 9:31
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    31However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

  • Ps 71:9
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    9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

  • Ps 103:17
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    17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,

  • Ps 136:23
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    23to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

  • Ps 33:11
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    11The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

  • Ps 135:14
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    14For the LORD vindicates his people, and has compassion on his servants.

  • Ps 118:18
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    18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.

  • Ps 85:5
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    5Will you stay mad at us forever? Will you remain angry throughout future generations?

  • Ps 118:29
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    29Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures!

  • Lam 3:30
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    30Let him offer his cheek to the one who hits him; let him have his fill of insults.

  • Ps 37:18
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    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • Lam 3:22
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    22ח(Khet) The LORD’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.

  • 1 Chr 16:34
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    34Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his loyal love endures.

  • Ps 9:7
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    7But the LORD rules forever; he reigns in a just manner.

  • Jer 3:12
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    12The Lord Calls on Israel and Judah to Repent“Go and shout this message to my people in the countries in the north. Tell them,‘Come back to me, wayward Israel,’ says the LORD.‘I will not continue to look on you with displeasure. For I am merciful,’ says the LORD.‘I will not be angry with you forever.

  • Jer 32:40
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    40I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.

  • Ps 112:6
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    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Ps 10:6
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    6He says to himself,“I will never be shaken, because I experience no calamity.”

  • Mal 3:6
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    6Resistance to the Lord through Selfishness“Since, I, the LORD, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

  • 2 Sam 7:15
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    15But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.