Lamentations 3:55I called on your name, Yahweh, out of the lowest dungeon.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. From the deepest pit in the ruins, a voice calls the sacred name of God - Yahweh. Even in total destruction, someone remembers to pray. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: desperate but finally reaching toward God
The original word
Yahweh (יהוה) — the personal, covenant name of God, used 6,800+ times in Hebrew Bible
Why it matters
Using God's personal name (Yahweh) instead of generic 'God' showed intimate relationship even in crisis
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 3:55
This is the turning point - the first time in this chapter someone actually prays instead of just lamenting
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about praying when sad. But 'lowest dungeon' means this person had given up entirely, then found one last breath to call God's name.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 3:55
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 3:55 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 3:55 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prayer, crying out, desperate hope. Notable phrases: called on your name; lowest dungeon. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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