Lamentations 3:57 meaning and explanation
You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Lamentations 3:57, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the man of verse 1, voicing the grief of Jerusalem after its destruction, and in verses 52 to 57 he recalls how God answered him from the depths of the pit. The Hebrew verb qarav, "to draw near," describes God closing the distance rather than waiting to be approached.
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