Lamentations 3:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:42 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:42 — KJV
“We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.”
— Lamentations 3:42 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:42 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:42
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:42: transgressed, hast
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:42: transgressed, hast
“And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. nation: Heb. nations”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:42: transgressed, rebelled
“In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. because...: Heb. in my holy”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:42: transgressed, hast
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