Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Thou heard my voice. Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

New American Standard Bible

You have heard my voice,
Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief,
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

You hear my plea:
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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
my voice
קל קול 
Qowl 
Usage: 506

עלם 
`alam 
Usage: 28

not thine ear
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

at my breathing
רוחה 
R@vachah 
Usage: 2

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Lamentations 3:56

References

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.

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