Lamentations 3:55

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“I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.”

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BSBPD

“I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I called upon thy name, O Jehovah, out of the lowest dungeon.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:55 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:11So 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.
  2. Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
  3. Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  4. Psalms 69:13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
  5. Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
  6. Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
  7. Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
  8. Jeremiah 38:6So 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.
  9. Jonah 2:2saying: “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.
  10. Jonah 2:3For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
  11. Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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