New English Translation
Lamentations 3:55
55I have called on your name, O Lord, from the deepest pit.
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 shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me. 54The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die. ק (Qof) I have called on your name, O Lord, from the deepest pit. 56You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!” 57You came near on the day I called to you; you said, “Do not fear!” ר (Resh)
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קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:55
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
- Psalms 18:5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.
- Psalms 40:1I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalms 69:13O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
- Psalms 130:1From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
- Psalms 142:3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
- Jeremiah 38:6So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
- Jonah 2:2and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
- Acts 16:24Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell 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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