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Lamentations 3:22: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ

“It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”Lamentations 3:22

Lamentations 3:22 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.

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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. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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What does Lamentations 3:22 mean?

Lamentations 3:22 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.

Where is Lamentations 3:22 in the Bible?

Lamentations 3:22 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.

How does Lamentations 3:22 point to Jesus?

Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Lamentations 3:22 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.

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