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Lamentations 3:21–26

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This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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From verse 21

  1. Habakkuk 2:3Rank 1 from verse 21
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    3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

  2. Psalms 130:7Rank 2 from verse 21
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    7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

  3. Psalms 77:7–11Rank 3 from verse 21
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    7Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

    8Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

    9Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

    10And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.

    11I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

  4. Lamentations 3:24–29Rank 4 from verse 21
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    24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

    25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

    27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

    28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

    29He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

  5. Psalms 119:81Rank 5 from verse 21
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

From verse 22

  1. Psalms 86:15Rank 1 from verse 22
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    15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  2. Luke 1:50Rank 2 from verse 22
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    50And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

  3. Nehemiah 9:31Rank 3 from verse 22
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    31Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

  4. Micah 7:18–19Rank 4 from verse 22
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  5. Malachi 3:6Rank 5 from verse 22
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    6For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

From verse 23

  1. Hebrews 10:23Rank 1 from verse 23
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    23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

  2. Psalms 30:5Rank 2 from verse 23
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    5For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  3. Isaiah 33:2Rank 3 from verse 23
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    2O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

  4. Psalms 36:5Rank 4 from verse 23
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    5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

  5. Psalms 89:33Rank 5 from verse 23
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    33Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

From verse 24

  1. Psalms 73:26Rank 1 from verse 24
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    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  2. Psalms 16:5Rank 2 from verse 24
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    5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

  3. Psalms 142:5Rank 3 from verse 24
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    5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

  4. Lamentations 3:21Rank 4 from verse 24
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    21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

  5. Psalms 33:18Rank 5 from verse 24
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    18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

From verse 25

  1. Micah 7:7–8Rank 1 from verse 25
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    7Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

  2. Isaiah 40:31Rank 2 from verse 25
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    31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  3. Psalms 130:5–6Rank 3 from verse 25
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    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

  4. Lamentations 3:26Rank 4 from verse 25
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    26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  5. Psalms 37:34Rank 5 from verse 25
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    34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

From verse 26

  1. Psalms 37:7Rank 1 from verse 26
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  2. Psalms 37:34Rank 2 from verse 26
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    34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  3. Psalms 130:5Rank 3 from verse 26
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    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

  4. Genesis 49:18Rank 4 from verse 26
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    18I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

  5. Hebrews 10:35Rank 5 from verse 26
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    35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:21

COMBINED MEANING

mind

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Sense 1: The inward faculty and activity of understanding, thought, memory, attention, judgment, intention, purpose, desire, disposition, resolve, or consent; what one thinks, wills, regards, or sets attention upon. Sense 2: To mind is to attend to, regard, remember, purpose, or be disposed toward something.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:22

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mercies

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Plural form of mercy (compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fail

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Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:23

COMBINED MEANING

new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:24

COMBINED MEANING

portion

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A part, share, allotment, inheritance, assigned duty, reward, or outcome belonging or given to someone.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:25

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Lamentations 3:26

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

quietly

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1. Calmly or without disturbance. 2. Privately or without attracting notice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

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22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

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23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

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24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

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26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

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27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

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