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Lamentations 3:41

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— We lift up our heart and hands Toward God in heaven;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto God in the heavens.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands to God in the heavens.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto *God in the heavens.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Let us lift up our heart, to the opened palms, to the Mighty One in the heavens;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Nun. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to the Lord in the heavens.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Let vs lift vp our hearts with our handes vnto God in the heauens.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Let vs lift vp our heart with our hands vnto God in the heauens.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to God in heaven.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Let us lift up our hearts with [our] hand to the lofty One in heaven.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto El in the heavens.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Let us lift up 5375
{5375} Prime
נָשָׂא
nasa'
{naw-saw'}
A primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, absolutely and relatively.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
our heart 3824
{3824} Prime
לֵבָב
lebab
{lay-bawb'}
From H3823; the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820.
with x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
[our] hands 3709
{3709} Prime
כַּף
kaph
{kaf}
From H3721; the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm tree); figuratively power.
unto x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
´Ël אֵל 410
{0410} Prime
אֵל
'el
{ale}
Shortened from H0352; strength; as adjective mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity).
in the heavens. 8064
{8064} Prime
שָׁמַיִם
shamayim
{shaw-mah'-yim}
The second form being dual of an unused singular; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Lamentations 3:40-42.


Lamentations 3:41

_ _ heart with ... hands — the antidote to hypocrisy (Psalms 86:4; 1 Timothy 2:8).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Lamentations 3:37-41.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Lamentations 3:41

Let us lift up (u) our heart with [our] hands to God in the heavens.

(u) That is, both hearts and hands: for else to lift up the hands is but hypocrisy.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
lift:

Psalms 25:1 [[[A Psalm] of David.]] Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 86:4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 143:6-8 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. ... Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

with:

Psalms 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Psalms 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee [as] incense; [and] the lifting up of my hands [as] the evening sacrifice.
1 Thessalonians 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ps 25:1; 28:2; 63:4; 86:4; 141:2; 143:6. 1Th 2:8.

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