Lamentations 3:56 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:54 Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.

Lamentations 3:55 I called Thy name, O Jehovah, from the lower pit.

Lamentations 3:56 My voice Thou hast heard, Hide not Thine ear at my breathing--at my cry.

Lamentations 3:57 Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

Lamentations 3:58 Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "voice", "thou", "hast", "heard", "hide", "thine", and "breathing--at". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "voice" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 55's "I called Thy name O Jehovah from..." into verse 57's "Thou hast drawn near in the day...", so "voice" and "thou" 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 "voice" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.