Lamentations 3:55
"I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

I called upon thy name, O Lord,.... As in times past, so in the present distress; when all hope was gone, and all help failed, still there was a God

to go to, and call upon: out of the low dungeon; or "dungeon of lownesses" (r); the lowest dungeon, the deepest distress, a man or people could be in; yet then and there it is not too late to call upon the Lord; and there may be hope of deliverance out of such an estate by him. (r) "e cisterna infimitatum", Piscator.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H7121 קָרָא
Definition:

9+, 3 feminine singular consecutiveוְקָרָזתIsaiah 7:14(Ges§ 74g); 2 masculine singularקָרָאתָJudges 12:1+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְרָאGenesis 2:19+; suffixיִקְרְאוֺJeremiah 23:6,אֵהוּ-Isa 9+, 3 feminine singular consecutiveוְקָרָזתIsaiah 7:14(Ges§ 74g); 2 masculine singularקָרָאתָJudges 12:1+, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִקְרָאGenesis 2:19+; suffixיִקְרְאוֺJeremiah 23:6,אֵהוּ-Isa

Possible Meanings:
  • call (semantic_range)
  • read out (semantic_range)
  • aloud (semantic_range)
  • call (semantic_range)
  • proclaim (semantic_range)
H8034 שֵׁם
Definition:

9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz 9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz

H3068 יְהוָֹה
Definition:

7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when 7;Leviticus 24:11יהוהwas regarded as anomen ineffabile(see Philode Vita Mosis iii. 519, 529), called by the Jewsהַשֵּׁםand by the Samaritansשׁימא. The pronunciationJehovahwas unknown until 1520, when

Possible Meanings:
  • Yahweh (semantic_range)
  • the one bringing into being (semantic_range)
  • life-giver (semantic_range)
H0953 בּוֹר
Definition:

Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene Frombuwr(in the sense ofbo'r); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.see HEBREWbuwrsee HEBREWbo'rBrown-Driver-Briggsבּוֺרnoun masculineGene

Possible Meanings:
  • make clear (semantic_range)
  • clear up (semantic_range)
  • explain (semantic_range)
H8482 תַּחְתִּי
Definition:

— feminine singularתַּחָתִּיָּהPsalm 86:13,תַּחְתִּיתExodus 19:17+; masculine pluralתַּחְתִּיִּםGenesis 6:16; feminine pluralתַּחְתִיּוֺתPsalm 63:10+; —Exodus 19:17ויתיצבו בְּחַחְתִּית הָהָרin thelowe — feminine singularתַּחָתִּיָּהPsalm 86:13,תַּחְתִּיתExodus 19:17+; masculine pluralתַּחְתִּיִּםGenesis 6:16; feminine pluralתַּחְתִיּוֺתPsalm 63:10+; —Exodus 19:17ויתיצבו בְּחַחְתִּית הָהָרin thelowe

Possible Meanings:
  • lower (semantic_range)
  • lowest (semantic_range)

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