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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.

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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.

3:9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

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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cryזָעַקzâʻaq/zaw-ak'/H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
and
shout,שָׁוַעshâvaʻ/shaw-vah'/H7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
he
shutteth
outסָתַםçâtham/saw-tham'/H5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret
my
prayer.תְּפִלָּהtᵉphillâh/tef-il-law'/H8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn

Commentary on Lamentations 3:8

HENRY_FULL · Lamentations 3:8
f that great enemy of the New-Testament church which, in the Revelation, goes under the name of "Babylon." In this chapter we have, I. The greatness of the ruin threatened, that Babylon should be brought down to the dust, and made completely miserable, should fall from the height of prosperity into the depth of adversity, ver. 1-5 . II. The sins that provoked God to bring this ruin upon them. 1. Their cruelty to the people of God, ver. 6 . 2. Their pride and carnal security, ver. 7-9 . 3. Their confidence in themselves and contempt of God, ver. 10 . 4. Their use of magic arts and their dependence upon enchantments and sorceries, which should be so far from standing them in any stead that they should but hasten their ruin, ver. 11-15 . Babylon Threatened. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 11:5

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 16:21

But 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 31:10

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

Jeremiah 13:22

And 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 13:26

Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

Jeremiah 27:7

And 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 3:17

And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. prosperity: Heb. good

Lamentations 5:13

They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

Ezekiel 16:37

Behold, 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 2:3

Lest 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 1:11

Pass 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 3:5

Behold, 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 3:6

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

Matthew 24:41

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Luke 17:35

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Lamentations 3:8.

Job 35:9

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Frequently asked questions

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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