Lamentations 3:55 · KJV
“I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.”
— Lamentations 3:55
Waters flowed over mine head; {then} I said, I am cut off.
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Lamentations 3 — Context
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
54Waters flowed over mine head; {then} I said, I am cut off.
55I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
56Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
57Thou drewest near in the day {that} I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Cross References
Acts 16:24-28
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Jonah 2:2-4
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, {and} thou heardest my voice. {by...: or, out of mine affliction} {hell: or, the grave}
Psalms 69:13-18
But as for me, my prayer {is} unto thee, O LORD, {in} an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
2 Chronicles 33:11-12
Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. {of the king: Heb. which were the king's} {fetters: or, chains}
Psalms 18:5-6
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. {sorrows: or, cords}
Psalms 130:1-2
[A Song of degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Psalms 40:1-2
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. {I waited...: Heb. In waiting I waited}
Psalms 142:3-7
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.