Lamentations 3:57
55 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.”
You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
58 You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
59 You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
- KJV
- Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
- WEB
- You came near in the day that I called on you. You said, “Don’t be afraid.”
- ASV
- Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not.
- DARBY
- Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not.
- BLB
- You drew near on the day I called you, you said, “Do not fear!”
- ÅB
- Du var nær den dag jeg kalte på deg; du sa: Frykt ikke!
- OTB
- Du kom nær da jeg ropte på deg, og du beroliget meg: "Frykt ikke."
- B1930
- Du var nær den dag jeg kalte på dig; du sa: Frykt ikke!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Read in contextIsaiah 41:14
Do not fear, O worm of Jacob, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Read in contextRevelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
Read in contextPsalms 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Read in contextActs 18:9
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
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