Lamentations 3:7 - The Message7-9 He shuts me in so I’ll never get out, handcuffs my wrists, shackles my feet. Even when I cry out and plead for help, he locks up my prayers and throws away the key. He sets up blockades with quarried limestone. He’s got me cornered. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: He hath made my chain heavy. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. See the chapterCommon English Bible7 He walled me in so I couldn’t escape; he made my chains heavy. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 GHIMEL. He has built against me all around, so that I may not depart. He has increased the burden of my confinement. See the chapter |