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Lamentations 3:55 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Lamentations 3:55 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 55 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.”
Lamentations 3:55 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 3:55
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon (קָרָאתִי שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה מִבּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת, qarati shimkha YHWH mibor tachtiyot)—'Low dungeon' literally translates 'pit of the lowest parts' (bor tachtiyot), evoking Sheol, the grave, deepest extremity. 'Called upon thy name' (qarati shimkha) is covenant language—invoking YHWH's revealed character and promises. Prayer from the pit demonstrates that no depth is beyond God's hearing. This may reference Jeremiah's literal imprisonment in a muddy cistern (Jeremiah 38:6) or be metaphorical for national extremity. Either way, the 'low dunge...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 3:55
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“having received such a charge”
“my prayer is to you”
“Yahweh.”
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.”
“you knew my path. In the way in which I walk”
“and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son”
“I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.,And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice., וַיֹּאמֶר קָרָאתִי מִצָּרָה לִי אֶל־יְהוָה וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מִבֶּטֶן שְׁאוֹל שִׁוַּעְתִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ קוֹלִי׃ ,And he said: I called out of mine affliction Unto the LORD, and He answered me; Out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, And Thou heardest my voice.,2:3 καὶ εἶπεν ἐβόησα ἐν θλίψει μου πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεόν μου καὶ εἰσήκουσέν μου ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου κραυγῆς μου ἤκουσας φωνῆς μου,2:3 and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.,,,,”
“and heard my cry.”
“the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.”
“who took Manasseh in chains”