MANNAFEST

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

KJV

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4 additional translations
YLT

Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

ASV

Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not.

WEB

You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”

DBT

Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not.

About this book

Old Testament

LamentationsFive poems over the ruin of Jerusalem. The first four are alphabetic acrostics — every letter of the Hebrew alphabet drafted to hold the weight of grief. At the book's centre, mercy renewed every morning.

Author
Traditionally Jeremiah (cf. 2 Chron 35:25); the book itself is anonymous
Date
Shortly after Jerusalem's fall, c. 586 BC

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