New American Standard Bible 1995
Lamentations 3:55
Lamentations 3:55 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.
- New International Version (NIV)I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit.
Context of Lamentations 3:55
53They have silenced me in the pit And have placed a stone on me. 54Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!” I called on Your name, O Lord, Out of the lowest pit. 56You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help.” 57You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not fear!”
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קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:55
- 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
- Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 69:13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.
- Psalms 116:3The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.
- Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
- Jeremiah 38:6Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.
- Jonah 2:2and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
- Acts 16:24and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:55
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lamentations 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psalm 88:6. Some consider that Jeremiah 38:6 note). Lamentations 3:56 Thou hast heard - In sending Ebedmelech to deliver me. The next clause signifies “Hide not thine ear to my relief to my cry,” i. e. to my cry for relief. Lamentations 3:58 God now appears as the prophet‘s next of kin, pleading the lawsuits of his soul…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 Faith comes off conqueror, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life. He silenced their fears, and quieted their spirits. Thou saidst, Fear not. This was the language of God's grace, by the witness of his Spirit with their spirits. And what are all our sorrows, compared with…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. 55-5755-57. I called out of dungeon--Thus the spirit resists the flesh, and faith spurns the temptation [Calvin], (Psa 130:1; Jon 2:2).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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