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Lamentations 3:7
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KJ21
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out; He hath made my chain heavy.
ASV
He hath walled me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
AMP
He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain.
AMPC
He walled me in so that I cannot get out; He has weighted down my chain.
BRG
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
CSB
He has walled me in so I cannot get out; he has weighed me down with chains.
CSBA
He has walled me in so I cannot get out; he has weighed me down with chains.
CEB
He walled me in so I couldn’t escape; he made my chains heavy.
CJB
He has walled me in, so I can’t escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
CEV
God built a fence around me that I cannot climb over, and he chained me down.
DARBY
He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
DRA
Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy.
ERV
He shut me in, so I could not get out. He put heavy chains on me.
EASY
It is as if God has built high walls round me, and I cannot go out. My troubles are very bad. They hold me down like heavy chains.
EHV
He walled me in, so I cannot leave. He made my chains heavy.
ESV
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;
ESVUK
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has made my chains heavy;
EXB
He ·shut me [L walled me] in so I could not get out; he put heavy chains on me.
GNV
He hath hedged about me, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chains heavy.
GW
He has blocked me so that I can’t get out. He has put heavy chains on me.
GNT
He has bound me in chains; I am a prisoner with no hope of escape.
HCSB
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
ICB
He shut me in so I could not get out. He put heavy chains on me.
ISV
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he placed heavy chains on me.
JUB
He has hedged me about that I cannot get out; he has made my chain heavy.
KJV
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
AKJV
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
LSB
He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.
LEB
He has built a wall around me, I cannot go out; he has made my bronze fetters heavy.
TLB
He has walled me in; I cannot escape; he has fastened me with heavy chains.
MSG
He shuts me in so I’ll never get out, handcuffs my wrists, shackles my feet. Even when I cry out and plead for help, he locks up my prayers and throws away the key. He sets up blockades with quarried limestone. He’s got me cornered.
MEV
He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy.
NOG
He has blocked me so that I can’t get out. He has put heavy chains on me.
NABRE
He has hemmed me in with no escape, weighed me down with chains;
NASB
He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.
NASB1995
He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my chain heavy.
NCB
He has walled me in so that I cannot escape, and he weighed me down with heavy chains.
NCV
He shut me in so I could not get out; he put heavy chains on me.
NET
He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.
NIRV
He has built walls around me, so I can’t escape. He has put heavy chains on me.
NIV
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
NIVUK
He has walled me in so that I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
NKJV
He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out; He has made my chain heavy.
NLV
He has put a wall around me so that I cannot go out. He has put heavy chains on me.
NLT
He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains.
NRSVA
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
NRSVACE
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
NRSVCE
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
NRSVUE
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
OJB
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot escape; He hath made my chain heavy.
RGT
He has put a hedge around me, so that I cannot get out. He has made my chains heavy.
RSV
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
RSVCE
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape; he has put heavy chains on me;
TLV
He has walled me in so I cannot get out. He made my chain heavy.
VOICE
Cut off from every avenue of escape, God has fenced me in and tied me up with heavy chains.
WEB
He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy.
WYC
He builded about against me, (so) that I go not out; he aggrieved my gyves (he made my chains heavy).
YLT
He hath hedged me about, and I go not out, He hath made heavy my fetter.
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