Lamentations 3:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”
Lamentations 3:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 3:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 3:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy.”
Lamentations 3:7 — World English Bible
Lamentations 3:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy. ”
Lamentations 3:7 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 3:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.”
Lamentations 3:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”
Lamentations 3:7 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 3:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.”
Lamentations 3:7 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 3:7 in Context — Lamentations 3
5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
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What Does Lamentations 3:7 Mean?
Lamentations 3:7 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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