Lamentations 3:57

57 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”

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Lamentations 3:57 in Other Translations

KJV

57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.

ESV

57 You came near when I called on you; you said, 'Do not fear!'

NLT

57 Yes, you came when I called; you told me, “Do not fear.”

MSG

57 You came close when I called out. You said, 'It's going to be all right.'

CSB

57 You come near when I call on You; You say: "Do not be afraid."

Lamentations 3:57 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:57

Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee
When persons draw nigh to God in a way of duty, and particularly in this of prayer, and calling on his name; he draws nigh to them in a way of grace and mercy, and manifests himself to them, and works salvation for them. The Targum is,

``thou didst cause an angel to draw near to deliver me in the day that I prayed unto thee:''

thou saidst, fear not;
any of thine enemies; or that thou shouldest not be delivered from them; see ( Isaiah 41:10 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Lamentations 3:57 In-Context

55 I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.

56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”

57 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”

58 You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.

59 LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!

Cross References 2

1. S Psalms 46:1
2. Isaiah 41:10