Lamentations 3:44
"Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud,.... With wrath and anger, as a cloud; he wrapped up himself in thick darkness, so as not to be seen or come at: sin, when it appears

not pardoned, is as a cloud between God and his people; and this causes him to show his anger and displeasure; which is the cloud about him, Or the hiding of his face. The Targum is, "thou hast covered the heavens with the clouds of thy glory:'' that our prayer should not pass through; in such circumstances God seems to his people to be inexorable; and not a God hearing and answering prayer, as he is; as if there was no access unto him, or audience to be had of him, or acceptance of persons and prayers with him; whereas the throne of grace is always open and accessible: and there is a new and living way for believers always to approach unto God in; he is on a mercy seat, ready to receive and hear their prayers.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (4 words)

H5526 סָכַךְ
Definition:

Or sakak (Exod. 33:22) {saw-kak'}; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect -- cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join togethe Or sakak (Exod. 33:22) {saw-kak'}; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect -- cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join togethe

Possible Meanings:
  • protector (semantic_range)
H6051 עָנָן
Definition:

16cloud-mass, cloud; —׳(הֶ)עabsoluteExodus 19:9+; constructעֲנַזִHosea 6:4+; suffixעֲנָֽנְךָNumbers 14:14,עֲנָנוֺJob 26:9;Job 37:15; pluralעֲנִיםJeremiah 4:13; —1cloud-mass:a.especially of theophanic 16cloud-mass, cloud; —׳(הֶ)עabsoluteExodus 19:9+; constructעֲנַזִHosea 6:4+; suffixעֲנָֽנְךָNumbers 14:14,עֲנָנוֺJob 26:9;Job 37:15; pluralעֲנִיםJeremiah 4:13; —1cloud-mass:a.especially of theophanic

H5674 עָבַר
Definition:

A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) -- alienate, alter, A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) -- alienate, alter,

Possible Meanings:
  • region across (semantic_range)
  • beyond (semantic_range)
H8605 תְּפִלָּה
Definition:

15+, constructתְּמִּלַּתPsalm 80:5+; suffixתְּפלָּתִיPsalm 4:2+, etc.; pluralתְּפִלּוֺתPsalm 72:20; —1. a.prayer,1 Kings 8:382Chronicles 6:29;Isaiah 1:15;Psalm 35:13;Psalm 80:5+.b.pray a prayer,׳ת׳הִת 15+, constructתְּמִּלַּתPsalm 80:5+; suffixתְּפלָּתִיPsalm 4:2+, etc.; pluralתְּפִלּוֺתPsalm 72:20; —1. a.prayer,1 Kings 8:382Chronicles 6:29;Isaiah 1:15;Psalm 35:13;Psalm 80:5+.b.pray a prayer,׳ת׳הִת

Possible Meanings:
  • unsavouriness (semantic_range)
  • unseemliness (semantic_range)

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