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You came nearקָרַבְתָּon the dayבְּיוֹםI called on you;אֶקְרָאֶךָּyou said,אָמַרְתָּ“Do notאַלfear.”תִּירָא
Lamentations 3:57
Study it in the app“You came near on the day I called on you; you said, “Do not fear.””
From the deepest pit, God drew near and told me not to fearPrayer
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:57, word by word
- You came nearקָרַבְתָּkaravta
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karavta” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I called on youאֶקְרָאֶekrae
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekrae” appears- you saidאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- fearתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears
The context
56My voice you heard; do not hide your ear to my relief, to my cry for help.
57 · This verse (above)
58You have pleaded, Adonai, the causes of my soul; you have redeemed my life.