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Lamentations 3

Lam. 3:55 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
u upon thy name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, out of the low
tachtiy (Hebrew #8482)
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
KJV usage: low (parts, -er, -er parts, - est), nether (part).
Pronounce: takh-tee'
Origin: from 8478
dungeon
bowr (Hebrew #953)
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
KJV usage: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Pronounce: bore
Origin: from 952 (in the sense of 877)
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Psa. 130:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Out of the depths{HR}Do I call on thee, Jehovah. (Psa. 130:1)

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Cross References

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2 Chron. 33:11‑12• 11{i}And Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with fetters, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.{/i}
 12{i}And when he was in affliction, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,{/i} (2 Chron. 33:11‑12)
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Psa. 18:5‑6• 5Pains of Sheol surrounded me,{HR}Snares of death fell upon me.
 6In my distress I call upon Jehovah,{HR}And unto my God do I cry for help;{HR}From his temple heareth he my voice,{HR}And my supplication before him cometh into his ears. (Psa. 18:5‑6)
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Psa. 40:1‑2• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Waiting I waited for Jehovah,{HR}And he inclined unto me and heard my cry.
 2And he brought me up from a pit of noise,{HR}From the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock;{HR}He fixed my steps. (Psa. 40:1‑2)
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Psa. 69:13‑18• 13But as for me, my prayer [is] to thee,{HR}O Jehovah (in) an acceptable time;{HR}O God, in the abundance of thy mercy answer me,{HR}In the truth of thy salvation.
 14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink;{HR}Let me be delivered from those hating me,{HR}And from the depths of waters.
 15Let not the waterflood overflow me,{HR}And let not the deep swallow me up;{HR}And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
 16Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] thy mercy;{HR}According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn unto me;
 17And hide not thy face from thy servant,{HR}For I am troubled; speedily answer me.
 18Draw nigh to my soul, redeem it;{HR}Because of mine enemies ransom me. (Psa. 69:13‑18)
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Psa. 116:3‑4• 3Bands of death compassed me,{HR}And straits of Sheol seized me:{HR}I found trouble and sorrow;
 4And on Jehovah's name I call;{HR}I pray, O Jehovah, deliver my soul. (Psa. 116:3‑4)
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Psa. 130:1‑2• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Out of the depths{HR}Do I call on thee, Jehovah.
 2Lord, hear (in) my voice;{HR}Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. (Psa. 130:1‑2)
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Psa. 142:3‑7• 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} knewest my path;{HR}In the way that I go they hid a snare for me.
 4Look on the right hand and see:{HR}There is none that knoweth me:{HR}Refuge hath failed me;{HR}There is none caring for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} [art] my refuge,{HR}My portion in the land of the living.
 6Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low;{HR}Deliver me from my persecutors,{HR}For they are stronger than I.
 7Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name:{HR}The righteous shall compass me round,{HR}For thou dealest bountifully with me. (Psa. 142:3‑7)
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Jer. 38:6• 6Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (Jer. 38:6)
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Jonah 2:2‑4• 2and said,
 3{i}For thou didst cast me into the depth,{HR}Into the heart of the seas,{HR}And the flood was round about me:{HR}All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.{HR}{/i}
 4{i}And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes,{HR}Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.{HR}{/i} (Jonah 2:2‑4)
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Acts 16:24‑28• 24who having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet into the stocks.
 25But about midnight, Paul and Silas in praying were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
 26and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bands of all were loosed.
 27And the jailor being roused out of sleep, and seeing the prison doors open drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
 28But Paul cried with loud voice saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here. (Acts 16:24‑28)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.

W. Kelly Translation

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I called upon Thy name, O Jehovah, out of the low dungeon.