Lamentations 3:57
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:57 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:57 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:57 — KJV
“Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.”
— Lamentations 3:57 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:57 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:57
“So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:57: day, called, fear
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:57: day, called, saidst
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:57: day, called
“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:57: day, called
“Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:57: day, called
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