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Lamentations 3:56 You heard my plea: "Do not ignore my cry for relief."
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Hear my cry for help!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have heard my voice: “Do not hide Your ear From my sighing, from my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have heard my voice, “Do not cover Your ear from my <i>plea for</i> relief, From my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast heard my voice, “Do not hide Thine ear from my <i>prayer for</i> relief, From my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my <i>prayer for</i> relief, From my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my <i>prayer</i> for relief, From my cry for help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You heard my plea: Do not ignore my cry for relief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You hear my plea: Do not ignore my cry for relief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I begged you to listen. "Help!" I shouted. "Save me!" You answered my prayer <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to my cry [for help]. Don't close your ears when I cry out for relief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And when I begged you to listen to my cry, you heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You heard my voice— don't close your ear to my sighs and cries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You heard my plea: ?Do not ignore my cry for relief.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You heard my plea: "Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You heard my voice; do not hide your ear at my sighs, to my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thy ear at my breathing, at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have heard my voice, do not hide Your ear at my breathing—at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou heardest my voice: thou wilt not hide thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Coph. Thou hast heard my voice: turn not away thy ear from my sighs, and cries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />COPH. You have heard my voice. Do not turn away your ear from my sobbing and my cries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You heard me call, “Do not let your ear be deaf to my cry for help.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />you heard my plea, “Do not close your ear to my cry for help, but give me relief!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou didst hear my voice; turn not thine ear to my cry; but relieve me and save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You heard my voice. “Do not incline your ear, but free me and save me!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou heardest my voice: close not thine ears to my supplication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-56.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1001" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">A Prayer for Deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55</span>I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. <span class="reftext">56</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mā·‘ə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">You heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">my plea:</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: ta‘·lêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">ignore</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7775.htm" title="7775: lə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A cry for help. Feminine of sheva'; a hallooing.">my cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/7309.htm" title="7309: lə·raw·ḥā·ṯî (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Respite, relief. Feminine of revach; relief.">for relief.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">57</span>You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a></span><br />The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">Psalm 116:1-2</a></span><br />I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-19.htm">Psalm 145:19</a></span><br />He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></span><br />In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-19.htm">Psalm 66:19</a></span><br />But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Psalm 69:33</a></span><br />For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-17.htm">Psalm 102:17</a></span><br />He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a></span><br />Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Jonah 2:2</a></span><br />saying: “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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a></span><br />And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have heard my voice: hide not your ear at my breathing, at my cry.</p><p class="hdg">hast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-13.htm">2 Chronicles 33:13,19</a></b></br> And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he <i>was</i> God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-28.htm">Job 34:28</a></b></br> So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-4.htm">Psalm 3:4</a></b></br> I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">hide</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Psalm 55:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13,14</a></b></br> But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></b></br> Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-16.htm">Close</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Help</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-10.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-26.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-49.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Close</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-61.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Help</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-3.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Plea</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-57.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/micah/1-12.htm">Relief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-24.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You heard my plea:</b><br>This phrase reflects the personal and intimate relationship between the speaker and God. In the context of Lamentations, traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, it underscores the belief that God is attentive to the cries of His people. The historical backdrop is the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, a time of immense suffering and despair. The plea signifies a deep trust in God's ability to hear and respond, reminiscent of other biblical instances where God hears the cries of His people, such as in <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a>, where God hears the groaning of the Israelites in Egypt.<p><b>Do not ignore my cry for relief:</b><br>This part of the verse is a direct appeal for God's intervention and mercy. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a strong emphasis on communal lament and individual supplication during times of distress. The plea for relief is a common theme in the Psalms, such as <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Psalm 28:2</a>, where the psalmist asks God not to be deaf to his cry. Theologically, this reflects the human condition of dependence on divine grace and the hope for deliverance. It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of Jesus as the ultimate source of relief and salvation, as seen in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>, where Jesus invites those who are weary to come to Him for rest.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and sorrow expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The event during which the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, leading to the context of the lament.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_our_cries.htm">God Hears Our Cries</a></b><br>Just as God heard Jeremiah's plea, He hears our cries for help and relief. We can be confident that our prayers reach Him, even in our darkest moments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/persistent_prayer.htm">Persistent Prayer</a></b><br>The verse encourages believers to persist in prayer, trusting that God is attentive to our needs and concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>The plea for God not to close His ears highlights His compassionate nature. We are reminded of His willingness to listen and respond to our suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_distress.htm">Faith in Times of Distress</a></b><br>In times of distress, our faith is tested. This verse encourages us to maintain our faith and trust in God's ability to deliver us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/relief_through_relationship.htm">Relief Through Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God is central to finding relief. By maintaining a close relationship with Him, we can experience His peace and comfort.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ignore_pleas_in_jer_14_7-9.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9: How can a merciful God seemingly ignore the desperate pleas of His people in these verses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_psalmist_ask_'how_long'.htm">Psalm 6:3 - If God is all-knowing, why is the Psalmist left in anxious uncertainty, asking 'How long?'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_plead_for_godand#8217;s_attention_in_psalm_13_2.htm">Why does the psalmist plead for God's attention in Psalm 13:2 if other biblical texts claim God never abandons the faithful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_70_1's_urgency_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does the urgency implied in Psalm 70:1 conflict with the concept of an eternal, unchanging God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(56) <span class= "bld">Thou hast heard . . . hide not thine . . .</span>--There is something eminently suggestive in the sequence of the two clauses. The recollection that prayer was answered in the past, prompts its utterance in the present. Historically, the words may point to the intervention of Ebed-melech in <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm" title="Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;">Jeremiah 38:7</a>.<p><span class= "bld">At my breathing</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the "sighs" or "sobs" of the mourner.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 56.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">At my breathing;</span> rather, <span class="accented">at my sighing</span>; literally, <span class="accented">at my relieving myself.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-56.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·‘ə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my plea:</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹלִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(qō·w·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ignore</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעְלֵ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(ta‘·lêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my cry</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7775.htm">Strong's 7775: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry for help</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for relief.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרַוְחָתִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·raw·ḥā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7309.htm">Strong's 7309: </a> </span><span class="str2">Respite, relief</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-56.htm">Lamentations 3:56 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-56.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:56 You heard my voice (Lam. 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