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Forכִּיthoughאִםhe afflicts,הוֹגָהhe will also have compassionוְרִחַםaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof his loyal loves.חֲסָדָיו
Lamentations 3:32
Study it in the app“For though he afflicts, he will also have compassion according to the abundance of his loyal loves.”
Even in affliction, the poet recalls that God does not afflict from his heartHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:32, word by word
- he afflictsהוֹגָהhoga
grieve, torment
To grieve, to cause sorrow, to afflict.
Where else “hoga” appears- he will also have compassionרִחַםricham
have compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “richam” appears- according to the abundanceרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- of his loyal lovesחֲסָדָיchasaday
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasaday” appears
The context
31For Adonai does not reject forever.
32 · This verse (above)
33For he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the sons of man.