Lamentations 3:7

7 He shut me in so I could not get out; he put heavy chains on me.

Lamentations 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:7

He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go out
When in prison, or in the dungeon, or during the siege of Jerusalem; though the phrase may only denote in general the greatness of his troubles, with which he was encompassed, and how inextricable they were; like a hedge about a vineyard, or a wall about a city, which could not easily be got over: he hath made my chain heavy;
his affliction intolerable. It is a metaphor taken from malefactors that have heavy chains put upon their legs, that they may not make their escape out of prison: or, "my brass" {g}; that is, chains, or a chain made of brass; so the Targum,

``he hath made heavy upon my feet fetters of brass.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 (ytvxn) (calkon mou) Sept. "aes meum, [vel] chalybem meum", Piscator.

Lamentations 3:7 In-Context

5 He surrounded me with sadness and attacked me with grief.

6 He made me sit in the dark, like those who have been dead a long time.

7 He shut me in so I could not get out; he put heavy chains on me.

8 I cry out and beg for help, but he ignores my prayer.

9 He blocked my way with a stone wall and led me in the wrong direction.