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Lamentations 3:7 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Lamentations 3:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.”
Lamentations 3:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:7
Imprisoned by God: "He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy" (gadar ba'adi velo etse hikbid nechoshti). The verb gadar (גָּדַר, "hedged, walled in") describes building a barrier. Job 3:23 and 19:8, Hosea 2:6 use similar imagery for being blocked by God. "I cannot get out" (lo etse) emphasizes helplessness. "He hath made my chain heavy" (hikbid nechoshti)—nechoshot (נְחֹשֶׁת) means bronze/copper chains or fetters. Heavy chains prevent movement and cause physical pain. The imagery shifts from siege (verse 5) to imprisonment—from surrounded city to bound captiv...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:7
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“and has set darkness in my paths.”
“whom God has hedged in?”
“they are come up on my neck; he has made my strength to fail: The Lord has delivered me into their hands”
“behold”
“and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son”
“behold”
“and I can't escape.”
“He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone”
“which he spoke against us”
“and have no rest.”