Lamentations 3:8
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8 though I call and cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer;(A)
Psalm 22:2
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2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night but find no rest.(A)
Job 30:20
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20 I cry to you, and you do not answer me;
I stand, and you merely look at me.(A)
Job 19:7
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7 Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered;
I call aloud, but there is no justice.(A)
Matthew 27:46
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46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”(A)
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Habakkuk 1:2
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The Prophet’s Complaint
2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?(A)
Lamentations 3:44
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44 you have wrapped yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.
Psalm 80:4
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4 O Lord God of hosts,
how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?(A)
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