Lamentations 3:55
53 They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
54 The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
56 You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
- KJV
- I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
- WEB
- I called on your name, LORD, out of the lowest dungeon.
- ASV
- I called upon thy name, O Jehovah, out of the lowest dungeon.
- DARBY
- I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.
- BLB
- I called on Your name, O YHWH, out of the depths of the Pit,
- ÅB
- Jeg påkalte ditt navn, Herre, fra den dypeste brønn.
- OTB
- Jeg ropte på ditt navn, Herre, fra dypet av gropen.
- B1930
- Jeg påkalte ditt navn, Herre, fra den dypeste brønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 16:24–28
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–2
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Read in context2 Chronicles 33:11–12
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Read in contextPsalms 130:1–2
Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
Read in contextJonah 2:2–4
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
Read in contextPsalms 116:3–4
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Read in contextJeremiah 38:6
So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
Read in contextPsalms 18:5–6
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
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