Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Thou heard my voice. Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
New American Standard Bible
“
From my cry for help.”
King James Version
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Holman Bible
Do not ignore my cry for relief.
International Standard Version
You heard my voice don't close your ear to my sighs and cries.
American Standard Version
Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Amplified
You have heard my voice,
“Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief,
From my cry for help.”
Bible in Basic English
My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.
Darby Translation
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou heardest my voice: thou wilt not hide thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
King James 2000
You have heard my voice: hide not your ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You have heard my cry, "Do not shut your ear to my cry for help, for my relief!"
Modern King James verseion
You have heard my voice; do not hide Your ear at my relief, at my cry for help.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou hast heard my voice, and hast not turned away thine ears from my sighing and crying.
NET Bible
You heard my plea: "Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!"
New Heart English Bible
You heard my voice; do not hide your ear at my sighs, to my cry.
The Emphasized Bible
My voice, thou hast heard, - do not close thine ear to my respite, to mine outcry;
Webster
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thy ear at my breathing, at my cry.
World English Bible
You heard my voice; don't hide your ear at my breathing, at my cry.
Youngs Literal Translation
My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:56
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
55 I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the lowest dungeon. 56 Thou heard my voice. Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drew near in the day that I called upon thee. Thou said, Fear not.
Cross References
Psalm 55:1
Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Job 34:28
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.
2 Chronicles 33:13
And he prayed to him. And he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that LORD he was God.
2 Chronicles 33:19
Also his prayer, and how [God] was entreated by him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself, behold, they are written
Psalm 3:4
I cry to LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psalm 6:8-9
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried, and LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 66:19
But truly God has heard. He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:13-14
But to thee, O LORD, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee.
Psalm 116:1-2
I love LORD because he hears my voice and my supplications.
Isaiah 38:5
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says LORD, the God of David thy father. I have heard thy prayer. I have seen thy tears. Behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.
Romans 8:26
And likewise also the Spirit helps our weaknesses, for we know not what we would pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.