The Meaning of Lamentations 3:56 Explained

Lamentations 3:56

KJV: Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

YLT: My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing -- at my cry.

Darby: Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

ASV: Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast heard  my voice:  hide  not thine ear  at my breathing,  at my cry. 

What does Lamentations 3:56 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:56 mean?

My voice You have heard not do hide Your ear from my sighing from my cry for [help]
קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־ תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי

קוֹלִ֖י  My  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ  You  have  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
תַּעְלֵ֧ם  do  hide 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: to conceal, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be secret.
אָזְנְךָ֛  Your  ear 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.
לְרַוְחָתִ֖י  from  my  sighing 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: רְוָחָה  
Sense: respite, relief.
לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי  from  my  cry  for  [help] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׁוְעָה  
Sense: cry for help.