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He has walledגָּדַרaround me,בַּעֲדִיand I cannotוְלֹאgo out;אֵצֵאhe has made heavyהִכְבִּידmy chains.נְחָשְׁתִּי
Lamentations 3:7
Study it in the app“He has walled around me, and I cannot go out; he has made heavy my chains.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Lamentations 3:7, word by word
- He has walledגָּדַרgadar
wall up, build walls
To build a wall or a stone fence. As the name of a trade, "those who build walls": masons (2 Kings 12:12; 22:6). Figuratively, to repair a breach (Isaiah 58:12) or to block someone's way (Hosea 2:6).
Where else “gadar” appears- go outאֵצֵאetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “etse” appears- he has made heavyהִכְבִּידhichbid
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “hichbid” appears- my chainsנְחָשְׁתִּnechashti
chain
Bronze chains.
Where else “nechashti” appears
The context
6In dark places he has made me dwell, like those dead long ago.
7 · This verse (above)
8Even when I cry out and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.