Lamentations 3:8

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Even when I cry out, pleading for help, he shuts out my prayer.

Berean Standard Bible:

Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.

American Standard Version:

Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Also when I cry{H2199} and shout{H7768}, he shutteth out{H5640} my prayer{H8605}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 30:20

  • I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].

Psalms 22:2

  • O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

Job 19:7

  • Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but [there is] no judgment.

Matthew 27:46

  • And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Habakkuk 1:2

  • O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

Lamentations 3:44

  • Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.

Psalms 80:4

  • O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

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Commentary for Lamentations 3:8

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H2199
    There are 73 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָעַק
    Transliteration: zâʻaq
    Pronunciation: zaw-ak'
    Description: a primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly; assemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.
  2. Strong's Number: H7768
    There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁוַע
    Transliteration: shâvaʻ
    Pronunciation: shaw-vah'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble); cry (aloud, out), shout.
  3. Strong's Number: H5640
    There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָתַם
    Transliteration: çâtham
    Pronunciation: saw-tham'
    Description: or שָׂתַם; (Numbers 24:15), a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret; closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.
  4. Strong's Number: H8605
    There are 70 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּפִלָּה
    Transliteration: tᵉphillâh
    Pronunciation: tef-il-law'
    Description: from פָּלַל; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn; prayer.