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ForכִּיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיdoes notלֹאrejectיִזְנַחforever.לְעוֹלָם
Lamentations 3:31
Study it in the app“For Adonai does not reject forever.”
Even in affliction, the poet recalls that God does not afflict from his heartHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:31, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- rejectיִזְנַחyiznach
reject
To cast someone away, no longer wanting him near.
Where else “yiznach” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
30Let him give to the one who strikes him his cheek; let him be filled with reproach.
31 · This verse (above)
32For though he afflicts, he will also have compassion according to the abundance of his loyal loves.