Lamentations
Lamentations 3:8
8Even when I cry out and plead for help,
He shuts out my prayer.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| when | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I cry out | אֶזְעַק֙ | ’ez·‘aq | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| and plead for help | וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ | wa·’ă·šaw·wê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H7768 cry out for help |
| He shuts out | שָׂתַ֖ם | śā·ṯam | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5640 stop up, shut up, keep close |
| my prayer | תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8605 prayer |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 30:20 · Psalm 22:2 · Job 19:7 · Matthew 27:46 · Lamentations 3:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.