Lamentations 3:55
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.”
שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
קָרָא
I called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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יְהֹוָה
O Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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תַּחְתִּי
lowest parts
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תַּחְתִּי
lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)
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