Lamentations 3:31 (GNV)

Passage

For the Lord will not forsake for euer.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:29 He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.

Lamentations 3:30 Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.

Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not forsake for euer.

Lamentations 3:32 But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Lamentations 3:33 For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "forsake", and "euer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "forsake", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Hee giueth his cheeke to him that..." into verse 32's "But though he sende affliction yet will...", so "lord" and "forsake" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "forsake" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.