Isaiah 40:31
About this verseThose who wait on the Lord find their strength renewed — they rise like eagles and keep going without wearing out.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Even amid ruin, the writer remembers that God's love and compassion never run out — they come fresh every morning, because God is faithful.
It is by the LORD’s loyal love that we have not been wiped out, for his mercies have not failed. They are new each morning; how great is your faithfulness!
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What Lamentations 3:22-23 means
This sits at the exact centre of a book mourning a destroyed city. Nothing has improved when it is written. The writer is not describing a change in circumstances but making a decision about what he will call to mind.
That placement is the point: hope is set inside the lament rather than after it. “New each morning” means mercy is not a finite supply being drawn down — each day arrives with its own. It is a good verse to have ready for mornings that begin badly.
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Questions about Lamentations 3:22-23
What does Lamentations 3:22-23 mean?
It means God’s steadfast love and mercy never run out, that a fresh supply meets us each morning, and that his faithfulness is great — stated while the writer is still grieving.
Why is Lamentations 3:22-23 significant given the rest of the book?
Because the book is a sustained lament over Jerusalem’s destruction. Placing this hope at its centre shows that trust in God’s mercy belongs inside grief, not only after it has passed.