ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lam 3:55
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Lam 3:55

3:55 I called . . . pit. See Ps. 16:10, 11; 30:1; and the experience of Jonah (Jon. 2:2–7). Christ’s suffering as the righteous Servant of the Lord brings this recurring theme of the suffering prophets and their rescue by the Lord to its highest fulfillment.