KJV ORIGINAL
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Even when he lets you go through heartbreak, he's still going to show up with compassion because that's just who he is — his mercy runs deeper than you can imagine.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's mercy always outweighs the pain he allows.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Lamentations is traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, written for the Jewish people in the aftermath of Jerusalem's destruction around 586 BCE. It was written to mourn the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple by the Babylonians, and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people.
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