Lamentations 3:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

ג(Gimel) He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 3:23 : 23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?
  • Job 19:8 : 8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.
  • Ps 88:8 : 8 You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
  • Jer 38:6 : 6 So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
  • Jer 40:4 : 4 But now, Jeremiah, today I will set you free from the chains on your wrists. If you would like to come to Babylon with me, come along and I will take care of you. But if you prefer not to come to Babylon with me, you are not required to do so. You are free to go anywhere in the land you want to go. Go wherever you choose.”
  • Lam 1:14 : 14 נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.
  • Lam 3:9 : 9 He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable.
  • Lam 5:5 : 5 We are pursued– they are breathing down our necks; we are weary and have no rest.
  • Dan 9:12 : 12 He has carried out his threats against us and our rulers who were over us by bringing great calamity on us– what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven!
  • Hos 2:6 : 6 The Lord’s Discipline Will Bring Israel Back Therefore, I will soon fence her in with thorns; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.

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