New International Version He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains. New Living Translation He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains. English Standard Version He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy; Berean Standard Bible He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. Berean Literal Bible He has put a hedge around me, so that I cannot get out; He has made heavy my chain of bronze; King James Bible He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. New King James Version He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy. New American Standard Bible He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. NASB 1995 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. NASB 1977 He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. Legacy Standard Bible He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy. Amplified Bible He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain. Berean Annotated Bible He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. Christian Standard Bible He has walled me in so I cannot get out; he has weighed me down with chains. Holman Christian Standard Bible He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. American Standard Version He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. Contemporary English Version God built a fence around me that I cannot climb over, and he chained me down. English Revised Version He hath fenced me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. GOD'S WORD® Translation He has blocked me so that I can't get out. He has put heavy chains on me. Good News Translation He has bound me in chains; I am a prisoner with no hope of escape. International Standard Version He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he placed heavy chains on me. NET Bible He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains. New Heart English Bible He has walled me in, so I can't escape; he has made my chains heavy. Webster's Bible Translation He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleHe has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. World English Bible He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has hedged me in, and I do not go out, "" He has made heavy my chain. Berean Literal Bible He has put a hedge around me, so that I cannot get out; He has made heavy my chain of bronze; Young's Literal Translation He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter. Smith's Literal Translation He walled about me and I shall not go forth: he loaded my brass. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGhimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters 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. New American Bible He has hemmed me in with no escape, weighed me down with chains; New Revised Standard Version He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe has hedged me about, that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Gimel He has shut in my presence that I would not come out, and he strengthened my chains OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy. Brenton Septuagint Translation He has builded against me, and I cannot come forth: he has made my brazen chain heavy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context Jeremiah's Afflictions…6He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages. 7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains. 8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.… Cross References He has walled me in so I cannot escape; Job 19:8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness. Psalm 88:8 You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. Job 3:23 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? He has weighed me down with chains. Psalm 107:10-14 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, / because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. / He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. … Job 36:8 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, Psalm 105:18 They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, Jeremiah 38:6 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. Isaiah 49:9 to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill. Psalm 142:7 Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me. Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. Isaiah 42:7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness. Acts 16:24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 2 Corinthians 6:5 in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; Matthew 5:25-26 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. 2 Timothy 2:9 for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! Treasury of Scripture He has hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he has made my chain heavy. hedged Lamentations 3:9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. Job 3:23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? Job 19:8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. made Lamentations 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. Lamentations 5:5 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. Daniel 9:12 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. Jump to Previous Able Chain Chains Escape Fetter Forth Great Heavy Hedged Round Wall Walled Weighed WeightJump to Next Able Chain Chains Escape Fetter Forth Great Heavy Hedged Round Wall Walled Weighed WeightLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies He has walled me in so I cannot escape; Jerusalem’s ruined walls and Babylon’s siege gave this image immediate force. The speaker sees no way out of the judgment that followed Judah’s persistent rebellion against God. Confinement expresses both the physical suffering of siege and exile and the crushing awareness that God had permitted the calamity. Job 19:8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my… He has weighed me down with chains. The burden of captivity had become inescapable. Many of Judah’s people were carried to Babylon, while those remaining faced devastation, hunger, and grief. The chains also portray the bondage produced by sin: rebellion brings consequences that human strength cannot remove, leaving the afflicted dependent on God’s mercy. Psa 107:10-14 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,… Persons / Places / Events 1. Jeremiah- Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people. 2. Jerusalem - The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and sorrow expressed in the book. 3. Babylonian Exile - The event during which the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, leading to the context of Lamentations. Teaching Points Understanding God's Sovereignty in TrialsRecognize that God allows certain trials for His purposes, even when we feel trapped or overwhelmed. The Reality of Human Suffering Acknowledge that suffering is a part of the human experience, and it is okay to express feelings of despair and seek God in those moments. Hope Beyond the Walls Even when we feel walled in, remember that God is our ultimate hope and deliverer. Trust in His timing and plan. The Importance of Lament Lamenting is a biblical way to process grief and suffering. It is a form of prayer that brings our deepest pains before God. Community in Suffering Seek support and encouragement from fellow believers during times of feeling trapped or weighed down. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Lamentations 3:7?2. How does Lamentations 3:7 illustrate God's discipline in our lives today? 3. What can we learn about perseverance from Lamentations 3:7's imagery of "walled in"? 4. How does Lamentations 3:7 connect with Hebrews 12:6 on God's discipline? 5. In what ways can we trust God when feeling "walled in" by trials? 6. How can Lamentations 3:7 encourage us during times of spiritual confinement? 7. What does Lamentations 3:7 reveal about God's role in human suffering? 8. How does Lamentations 3:7 challenge the belief in God's omnipresence? 9. Why would God "walled me in" according to Lamentations 3:7? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3? (7) He hath hedged.--From the darkness of Hades we pass to that of the prison-house, in which the mourner is "hedged" or confined, bound with a heavy chain (literally, brass).Verses 7-9. - Three figures, interrupted by a literal statement of the ill success of prayer. A traveller who finds himself suddenly caged up by a high thorn hedge (comp. Job 3:23; Hosea 2:6). A prisoner with a heavy chain. Again, a traveller suddenly shut up by solid stone walls (comp. Hosea 2:8). Verse 7. - My chain; literally, my brass (comp. Judges 16:21; 2 Kings 25:7). Lamentations 3:7 paints a fourfold picture of divine discipline: walled in, unable to escape, weighed down, and chained. Each detail highlights God’s sovereign hand both in judgment and in the coming mercy. The verse calls believers to submit to the LORD’s restraining work, trust His righteous purposes, and await the moment when He Himself shatters the walls and chains He once allowed, proving that His steadfast love never fails. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He has walled me inגָּדַ֧ר (gā·ḏar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall so I cannot וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no escape; אֵצֵ֖א (’ê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim He has weighed me down הִכְבִּ֥יד (hiḵ·bîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome with chains. נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ (nə·ḥā·šə·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base Additonal Resources Lamentations 3:7 Blue Letter BibleLamentations 3:7 Bible Gateway Lamentations 3:7 Bible.com Lamentations 3:7 NIV |
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