Lamentations 3:7

7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.

Lamentations 3:7 in Other Translations

7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;

7 He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains.

7 He shuts me in so I'll never get out, manacles my hands, shackles my feet.

7 He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.

7 He has blocked me so that I can't get out. He has put heavy chains on me.

7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.

7 He has built walls around me. I can't escape. He has 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 has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.

7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.

8 Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.

9 He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 3:23
• 2. Jeremiah 40:4