Lamentations 3:7
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Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy.

hedged

Lamentations 3:9 Ghimel. He hath shut up my ways with square stones, he hath turned my paths upside down.

Job 3:23 To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?

Job 19:8 He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness.

Psalm 88:8 Thou hast put away my acquaintance far from me: they have set me an abomination to themselves. I was delivered up, and came not forth:

Jeremiah 38:6 Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Melchias the son of Amelech, which was in the entry of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah by ropes into the dungeon, wherein there was no water, but mire. And Jeremiah sunk into the mire.

Hosea 2:6 Wherefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will stop it up with a wall, and she shall not find her paths.

made

Lamentations 1:14 Nun. The yoke of my iniquities hath watched: they are folded together in his hand, and put upon my neck: my strength is weakened: the Lord hath delivered me into a hand, out of which I am not able to rise.

Lamentations 5:5 We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us.

Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem.

Context
Jeremiah's Afflictions
6Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever. 7Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy.8Ghimel. Yea, and when I cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my prayer.…
Cross References
Job 3:23
To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?

Job 19:8
He hath hedged in my path round about, and I cannot pass, and in my way he hath set darkness.

Jeremiah 40:4
Now then behold I have loosed thee this day from the chains which were upon thy hands: if it please thee to come with me to Babylon, come: and I will set my eyes upon thee: but if it do not please thee to come with me to Babylon, stay here: behold all the land is before thee, as thou shalt choose, and whither it shall please thee to go, thither go.

Hosea 2:6
Wherefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will stop it up with a wall, and she shall not find her paths.

Lexicon
He has walled me in
גָּדַ֧ר (gā·ḏar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1443: To wall up or off, to build a wall

so I cannot
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

escape;
אֵצֵ֖א (’ê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

with chains.
נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ (nə·ḥā·šə·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base


Additional Translations
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.He has hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he has made my chain heavy.

He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.

He has builded against me, and I cannot come forth: he has made my brazen chain heavy.

He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

He hath fenced me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.

He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

He has walled me about, that I can't go forth; he has made my chain heavy.

He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.
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