Lamentations 3:32 (LSB)

Passage

For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:30 Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him; Let him be saturated with reproach.

Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not reject forever,

Lamentations 3:32 For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

Lamentations 3:33 For He does not afflict from His heart Or grieve the sons of men.

Lamentations 3:34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "causes", "grief", "compassion", "abundant", and "lovingkindness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "causes" and "grief", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "For the Lord will not reject forever..." into verse 33's "For He does not afflict from His...", so "causes" and "grief" 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 "causes" and "grief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.