Lamentations 3:31For the Lord will not cast off forever.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. After cataloging every horror, Jeremiah suddenly remembers God's character. The temple is gone, but God's nature hasn't changed, modern-day Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: climbing from despair to fragile trust
The original word
zanach (זָנַח) — to spurn completely, cast away with finality, reject permanently
Why it matters
This verse comes after 30 verses of the most brutal poetry in Scripture, making this hope even more stunning
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 3:31
The word 'forever' (olam) means 'to the vanishing point' — God disciplines to the edge but never past it
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God won't discipline or that suffering will end quickly. It means God's rejection is never permanent, even when it feels infinite.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 3:31
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 3:31 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 3:31 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's faithfulness, hope, permanence. Notable phrases: Lord will not cast off forever. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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