He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass,\par\tab And hath set darkness in my paths.
Lamentations 3:7 - American Standard Version 2015 He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: He hath made my chain heavy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain. American Standard Version (1901) He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. Common English Bible He walled me in so I couldn’t escape; he made my chains heavy. Catholic Public Domain Version GHIMEL. He has built against me all around, so that I may not depart. He has increased the burden of my confinement. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy. |
He hath walled up my way that I cannot pass,\par\tab And hath set darkness in my paths.
{\i Why is light given} to a man whose way is hid,\par\tab And whom God hath hedged in?
Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me;\par\tab Thou hast made me an abomination unto them:\par\tab I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Mine eye wasteth away by reason of affliction:\par\tab I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah;\par\tab I have spread forth my hands unto thee.
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.\par
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.
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand;\par\tab They are knit together, they are come up upon my neck; he hath made my strength to fail:\par\tab The Lord hath delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked.
Our pursuers are upon our necks:\par\tab We are weary, and have no rest.
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.
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.