Lamentations 3:57 (DRB)

Passage

Coph. Thou drewest near in the day, when I called upon thee, thou saidst: Fear not.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:55 Coph. I have called upon thy name, O Lord, from the lowest pit.

Lamentations 3:56 Coph. Thou hast heard my voice: turn not away thy ear from my sighs, and cries.

Lamentations 3:57 Coph. Thou drewest near in the day, when I called upon thee, thou saidst: Fear not.

Lamentations 3:58 Res. Thou hast judged, O Lord, the cause of my soul, thou the Redeemer of my life.

Lamentations 3:59 Res. Thou hast seen, O Lord, their iniquity against me: judge thou my judgment.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "coph", "thou", "drewest", "near", "upon", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "coph", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "Coph Thou hast heard my voice turn..." into verse 58's "Res Thou hast judged O Lord the...", so "called" and "coph" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "coph" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.