English Standard Version
Lamentations 3:54
54water closed over my head; I said, 'I am lost.'
Lamentations 3:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
- New International Version (NIV)the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)The water rose over my head, and I cried out, “This is the end!”
Context of Lamentations 3:54
52"I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause; 53they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me; water closed over my head; I said, 'I am lost.' 55"I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; 56you heard my plea, 'Do not close your ear to my cry for help!'
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צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:54
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
- Psalms 69:1Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck.
- Psalms 124:4then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;
- Jonah 2:3For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.
- Lamentations 3:18so I say, "My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord."
- Job 17:11My days are past; my plans are broken off, the desires of my heart.
- Psalms 31:22I had said in my alarm, "I am cut off from your sight." But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.
- Isaiah 38:10I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.
- Ezekiel 37:11Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.'
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:54
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Waters flowed over mine head - A figurative expression for great mental trouble.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-54Verses 42-54 The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52-57This passage might refer to Jeremiah’s experience in the cistern (Jeremiah 37:11–15; 38:1–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5452-54. a bird--which is destitute of counsel and strength. The allusion seems to be to Pr 1:17 [Calvin]. without cause--(Psa 69:4; 109:3, 4). Type of Messiah (Joh 15:25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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