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Lamentations 3:7 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy. "

Lamentations 3:7

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5 He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

6 He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

7 He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy.

8 Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

9 He has walled up my ways with cut stone. He has made my paths crooked.

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