Parallel Verses
King James Version
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
New American Standard Bible
“
From my cry for help.”
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.
A Conservative Version
Thou heard my voice. Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
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 low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
Cross References
Psalm 55:1
{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Job 34:28
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
2 Chronicles 33:13
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 was God.
2 Chronicles 33:19
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
Psalm 3:4
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
Psalm 6:8-9
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 66:19
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:13-14
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
Psalm 116:1-2
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Isaiah 38:5
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
Romans 8:26
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.