Lamentations 3:56
“Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord,.... Their reproachful words uttered against the prophet and his people, against…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Lamentations 3:55-66
A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lam 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psa…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Hide not thine ear at my breathing - He dared not even to complain, nor to cry, nor to pray aloud: he was obliged to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Lamentations 3:55-66
We may observe throughout this chapter a struggle in the prophet's breast between sense and faith, fear and hope; he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The word rendered "breathing" occurs but once elsewhere (Exo 8:15 [Heb. Lam 3:3]), and has there the sense of respite,…
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