Lamentations 3:57
You came to me when I called you, and you told me, “Don't be afraid!”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
In Context
56You heard me when I prayed, “Please don't ignore my cry for help.”
58You have taken my case and defended me; you have saved my life!
Cross References
2 Kings 19:6Isaiah replied to them, “Tell your master, This is what the Lord says: ‘Don't be frightened by the words that you have heard, the words used by the servants of the king of Assyria to blaspheme me.
Psalms 138:3On the day I cried out to you for help, you answered me. You encouraged me and made me strong.
Isaiah 41:10Don't be afraid, for I am with you! Don't be frightened for I, your God, will make you strong, and I will certainly help you. I will support you with my strong hand, acting for what is right.
Isaiah 43:1But now this is what the Lord says to Jacob, the one who created you; to Israel, the one who formed you: “Don't be afraid! I have saved you! I have called you by name; you are mine!
Jeremiah 1:17You need to get yourself ready. You are going to stand before the people and tell them everything that I order you to say. Don't be scared by them, or I will scare you in front of them.
Acts 27:24‘Don't be afraid, Paul,’ he told me. ‘You have to stand trial before Caesar. See, God has graciously given to you everyone who is sailing with you.’
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 →