Lamentations 3:7
He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 3:23 : 23 [ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
- Job 19:8 : 8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
- Ps 88:8 : 8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
- Jer 38:6 : 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son, that was in the court of the guard: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
- Jer 40:4 : 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which are upon thy hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will look well unto thee; but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee; whither it seemeth good and right unto thee to go, thither go.
- Lam 1:14 : 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
- Lam 3:9 : 9 He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.
- Lam 5:5 : 5 Our pursuers are upon our necks: We are weary, and have no rest.
- Dan 9:12 : 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
- Hos 2:6 : 6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Lam 3:8-125 verses84%
8 Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
9 He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.
10 He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
- Lam 3:1-66 verses84%
1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
2 He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.
3 Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
6 He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
- Job 19:6-116 verses84%
6 Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
8 He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass, And hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, And taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.
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53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.
- Lam 1:13-142 verses76%
13 From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; He hath made my strength to fail: The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
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11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.
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11 For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
- Ps 143:3-42 verses75%
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is desolate.
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23 [ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?
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6 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
- Job 16:11-144 verses74%
11 God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.
12 I was at ease, and he brake me asunder; Yea, he hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces: He hath also set me up for his mark.
13 His archers compass me round about; He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant.
- Job 30:18-192 verses74%
18 By [God's] great force is my garment disfigured; It bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
19 He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.
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3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.
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10 And marked out for it my bound, And set bars and doors,
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5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
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3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walk Have they hidden a snare for me.
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3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.
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8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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7 But now he hath made me weary: Thou hast made desolate all my company.
- Lam 3:15-162 verses73%
15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.
16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes.
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5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
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3 So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.
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17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
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7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
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5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. {{Selah
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12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
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8 And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of afflictions;
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13 Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me?