Lamentations 3:54

Lamentations 3:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
• English Standard Version (ESV)water closed over my head; I said, 'I am lost.'
• 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

52Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird. 53They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me; the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish. 55I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit. 56You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”

Lamentations 3:54 word by word

צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• flowed overצוּףtsûph · to flowH6687
• mine headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I am cut offגָּזַרgâzar · to cutH1504

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:54

• Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
• Psalms 124:4the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
• Jonah 2:3You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.
• Lamentations 3:18So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”
• Job 17:11My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart
• Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”
• Ezekiel 37:11Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so 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

Topics related to Lamentations 3:54

• Jeremiah
• Prisoners

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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