Lamentations 3:8
3:7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
KJV
Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Also when I cry and shout, he shuts out my prayer.
What does Lamentations 3:8 mean?
Lamentations 3:8 is a verse in the book of Lamentations, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָעַק (zâʻaq), שָׁוַע (shâvaʻ), סָתַם (çâtham). It connects to 15 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Lamentations 3:8
Exodus 11:5
Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Judges 16:21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. put out: Heb. bored out
Job 31:10Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
Jeremiah 13:22And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. made: or, shall be violently taken away
Jeremiah 13:26Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.
Jeremiah 27:7And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
Lamentations 3:17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. prosperity: Heb. good
Lamentations 5:13They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
Ezekiel 16:37Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
Hosea 2:3Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.
Micah 1:11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing. thou: or, thou that dwellest fairly inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress Zaanan: or, The country of flocks Bethezel: or, A place near
Nahum 3:5Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
Nahum 3:6And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
Matthew 24:41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Luke 17:35Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
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What does Lamentations 3:8 say?
Lamentations 3:8 (King James Version) reads: "Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer."
Is Lamentations 3:8 in the Old or New Testament?
Lamentations 3:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Lamentations.
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