Lamentations 3:57
Thou drew near in the day that I called upon thee. Thou said, Fear not.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
In Context
56Thou heard my voice. Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
58O LORD, thou have pleaded the causes of my soul. Thou have redeemed my life.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:6And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus says LORD, Do not be afraid of the words that thou have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Psalms 138:3Thou answered me in the day that I called. Thou encouraged me with strength in my soul.
Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not, for I am with thee. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee. Yea, I will help thee. Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Isaiah 43:1But now thus says LORD who created thee, O Jacob, and he who formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by thy name, Thou are mine.
Jeremiah 1:17Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak to them all that I command thee. Be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them.
Acts 27:24saying, Fear not, Paul. Thou must stand before Caesar, and lo, God has granted thee all those sailing with thee.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:56-66
God's Goodness Acknowledged; An Appeal to God. ( b. c. 588.) 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. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O Lord , thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 61 Thou hast heard their… Read the whole commentary →