ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lam 3:22
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Lam 3:22

3:22 steadfast love. On the Hebrew word (h.esed) see Ps. 36:5 note. The plural form, used here, recalls many acts or perhaps the riches of divine love.

mercies. God’s covenant devotion is always joined with His compassion, a term of profound emotion. We are not consumed because God’s compassion is not consumed. God’s wrath toward His people will end because His compassion cannot end (4:22; Hos. 11:8).