King James Version

Lamentations 3:8

Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

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גַּ֣םgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֶזְעַק֙ezaqassembleזָעַקverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “assemble”, an unfinished actionH2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publiclyassemble, call (together), (make a) cry (out), come with such a company, gather (together), cause to be proclaimed.וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַvaashaveaand shoutשָׁוַעconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and shout”, an unfinished actionH7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)cry (aloud, out), shout.שָׂתַ֖םsatamsecretסָתַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “secret”, a completed actionH5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secretclosed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.תְּפִלָּתִֽיtefilatiprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, when I cry and call for help, He shutteth out my prayer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.

Young’s Literal Translation

Also when I call and cry out, He hath shut out my prayer.

World English Bible

Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

Darby Translation

Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Douay-Rheims

Ghimel. Yea, and when I cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my prayer.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, when I cry and call for help, He shutteth out my prayer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gimel. Yea, though I cry and shout, he shuts out my prayer.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΓΙΜΕΛ. Καί γε κεκράξομαι καὶ βοήσω, ἀπέφραξε προσευχήν μου.