Lamentations 3:32

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

Cross-reference

Lamentations 3:22 directly states God's steadfast love never ceases—the very basis for the compassion promised after grief.

Exodus 3:7 Parallel

Exodus 3:7 has God declaring He sees His people's affliction and hears their cry—direct parallel to His compassionate response.

Hosea 11:8 Related theme

Hosea 11:8 reveals God's inner turmoil and kindled compassions, refusing to destroy Israel despite deserving judgment.

2 Kings 13:23 emphasizes God's compassion and covenant faithfulness despite Israel's sin—echoing His compassion after grief.

Jeremiah 31:20 shows God's heart yearning for Ephraim despite judgment, illustrating the same compassionate relenting.

Psalm 30:5 Parallel

Psalm 30:5 perfectly captures the pattern: anger momentary, favor lifelong—weeping night, joy morning, just as grief yields compassion.

Psalm 78:38 Parallel

Psalm 78:38 describes God's compassion restraining anger and not destroying—parallel to having compassion after causing grief.

Psalm 106:43-45 recounts God's repeated compassion after distress, mirroring the pattern of grief then mercy here.

Deuteronomy 13:17 Related theme

Deuteronomy 13:17 promises compassion after God's anger turns, directly paralleling the sequence of grief then mercy.

Micah 7:19 Parallel

Micah 7:19 explicitly says God will again have compassion on us, the very promise of compassion after grief in Lamentations 3:32.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 declares God does not retain anger forever but delights in lovingkindness, directly matching the compassion after grief in Lamentations 3:32.

Hosea 6:1 Parallel

Hosea 6:1 echoes the pattern of God wounding and healing, same as causing grief then having compassion in Lamentations 3:32.

Jeremiah 45:3 laments that God added sorrow with no rest, contrasting sharply with Lamentations 3:32's promise of compassion after grief.

Isaiah 63:7 Related theme

Isaiah 63:7 celebrates God's abundant lovingkindness and compassion, the same attribute that ensures compassion after grief in Lamentations 3:32.

Psalm 106:45 describes God relenting according to His abundant lovingkindness, identical to the basis for compassion after grief in Lamentations 3:32.

Psalm 89:33 Parallel

Psalm 89:33 promises God will not break His lovingkindness despite discipline, echoing the compassion after grief in Lamentations 3:32.

Psalm 77:7 Contrast

Psalm 77:7 questions if God will ever be favorable again, directly countered by Lamentations 3:32's assurance of compassion after grief.

In 1 Chronicles 21:13, David appeals to God's great mercies — the same 'multitude of mercies' that Lamentations cites as cause for compassion.

1 Kings 11:39 Related theme

In 1 Kings 11:39, God says He will afflict David's seed but not forever — mirroring the pattern of grief followed by compassion.

In 2 Samuel 24:25, God relents from the plague after David's sacrifice — a clear example of compassion following divine grief-causing.

In 2 Samuel 12:13, God forgives David's sin after judgment — directly showing the compassion after grief that Lamentations describes.

1 Samuel 12:22 Related theme

In 1 Samuel 12:22, God promises not to forsake His people — the same steadfast love that motivates His compassion after grief here.

Judges 10:16 says God became impatient over Israel's misery—showing His compassion after their repentance, similar to here.

Luke 15:20 Parallel

Luke 15:20 portrays the father's compassion for the prodigal son, picturing God's abundant mercy after waywardness.

Psalm 60:1 Contrast

Psalm 60:1 speaks of God's rejection and anger; Lamentations 3:32 shifts to His compassion after grief—a contrast of judgment and mercy.

Deuteronomy 30:3 Related theme

Deuteronomy 30:3 repeats the promise of compassion after restoration, reinforcing the theme of God's merciful response.