Lamentations 3:20-22
New Living Translation
20 I will never forget this awful time,
as I grieve over my loss.
21 Yet I still dare to hope
when I remember this:
22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends![a]
His mercies never cease.
Footnotes
- 3:22 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads of the Lord keeps us from destruction.
Lamentations 3:20-22
King James Version
20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.
21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
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Lamentations 3:20-22
English Standard Version
20 My soul continually remembers it
(A)and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
and (B)therefore I have hope:
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off
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