Lamentations 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 3:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:8 — World English Bible
Lamentations 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer. ”
Lamentations 3:8 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. ”
Lamentations 3:8 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.”
Lamentations 3:8 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 3:8 in Context — Lamentations 3
6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
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What Does Lamentations 3:8 Mean?
Lamentations 3:8 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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