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Lamentations 3:44 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Lamentations 3:44 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 44 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.”
Lamentations 3:44 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:44
A painful lament about unanswered prayer: "Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through." The Hebrew sakota ve-anan lakh me-avor tefillah (סַכּוֹתָ בֶעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבוֹר תְּפִלָּה) uses striking imagery. God has covered (sakah, סָכַךְ, "to screen, cover") Himself with a cloud (anan, עָנָן) so that prayer (tefillah, תְּפִלָּה) cannot pass through (me-avor, מֵעֲבוֹר).The cloud imagery recalls both positive and negative biblical associations. God's glory appeared in clouds (Exodus 16:10, 1 Kings 8:10-11), but clouds also obscured His presence (Exodus 20:21, Psal...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:44
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“when I cry”
“as he called”
“Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.”
“Though Moses and Samuel stood before me”
“Don't pray for this people for [their] good.”
“How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?”