Lamentations Chapter 3 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Lamentations 3:8

Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
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BBE Lamentations 3:8

Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.
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DARBY Lamentations 3:8

Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
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KJV Lamentations 3:8

Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
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WBT Lamentations 3:8


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WEB Lamentations 3:8

Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
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YLT Lamentations 3:8

Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - He shutteth out my prayer. There is a kind of barrier through which these futile prayers cannot penetrate (comp. on ver. 44).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) He shutteth out my prayer--i.e., stops it so that it does not reach the ear of Jehovah; and it is Jehovah himself who does this.