Lamentations 3:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 30:20 : 20 You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.
  • Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I make my cry in the day, and you give no answer; and in the night, and have no rest.
  • Job 19:7 : 7 Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.
  • Ps 80:4 : 4 O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?
  • Lam 3:44 : 44 Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.
  • Hab 1:2 : 2 How long, O Lord, will your ears be shut to my voice? I make an outcry to you about violent behaviour, but you do not send salvation.
  • Matt 27:46 : 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

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