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Lamentations 3:8 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Lamentations 3:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:8
Prayer seems futile: "Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer" (gam ki-ez'ak va'ashavea satam tefilati, גַּם כִּי־אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִי). The verbs za'ak (זָעַק, "cry out") and shava (שָׁוַע, "cry for help") indicate desperate pleading, yet God "shuts out" (satam, שָׂתַם) prayer. This echoes Psalm 88:14: "LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?" And Jeremiah 11:11, 14: God refuses to hear Judah's crisis prayers after years of ignoring Him. The image is of a door shut, a barrier blocking access. This terrifies because prayer is the be...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:8
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“and you do not answer me. I stand up”
“I cry in the daytime”
“so that no prayer can pass through.”
“saying”
“how long will I cry”
“How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?”