Contradiction with Job 10:1
This verse expresses Job's lament and complaint of a hopeless situation, contrasting the idea in Lamentations 3:31 that the Lord will not cast off forever.
Job 10:1: My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. [weary...: or, cut off while I live]
Contradiction with Psalm 77:7
This verse questions whether God will cast off forever, which contradicts the assurance in Lamentations 3:31 that He will not.
Psalm 77:7: Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Contradiction with Isaiah 49:14
Zion laments feeling forsaken and forgotten by the Lord, which contradicts the assurance in Lamentations 3:31.
Isaiah 49:14: But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:19
This verse questions whether God has completely rejected Judah, contradicting the promise in Lamentations 3:31.
Jeremiah 14:19: Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and [there is] no healing for us? we looked for peace, and [there is] no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
Contradiction with Hosea 9:17
This verse speaks of God rejecting the people, seeming to contradict the hope expressed in Lamentations 3:31.
Hosea 9:17: My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Contradiction with Malachi 1:3
God's statement of having hated Esau can be seen as a contradiction to Lamentations 3:31's message of not casting off forever.
Malachi 1:3: And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.