Lamentations 3:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.

New Living Translation
Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

English Standard Version
but, though he cause grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

Berean Study Bible
Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

New American Standard Bible
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion In proportion to His abundant mercy.

NASB 1995
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

NASB 1977
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness.

Amplified Bible
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.

Christian Standard Bible
Even if he causes suffering, he will show compassion according to the abundance of his faithful love.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even if He causes suffering, He will show compassion according to His abundant, faithful love.

Contemporary English Version
He causes a lot of suffering, but he also has pity because of his great love.

Good News Translation
He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if he makes us suffer, he will have compassion in keeping with the richness of his mercy.

International Standard Version
though he causes grief, his compassion abounds according to his gracious love.

NET Bible
Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

New King James Version
Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

King James 2000 Bible
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

New Heart English Bible
For though he may cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the abundance of his loving kindness.

World English Bible
For though he cause grief, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

American King James Version
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

American Standard Version
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

A Faithful Version
For though He causes grief, yet He will have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.

Darby Bible Translation
but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:

English Revised Version
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Webster's Bible Translation
But though he causeth grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But though he punishe, yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But though he do cast of, yet (acordinge to ye multitude of his mercies) he receaueth to grace agayne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For though He afflicted, yet He has pitied, "" According to the abundance of His kindness.

Young's Literal Translation
For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

Smith's Literal Translation
For if he afflicted, and he compassionated according to the multitude of his mercy.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.

Catholic Public Domain Version
CAPH. For, if he has cast down, he will also have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But he is lowly and he shows love according to the multitude of his compassions

Lamsa Bible
But though he cause affliction, yet he will have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
CHAPH. For he that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of his mercy.
















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