Lamentations
Lamentations 3:7
7He has walled me in so I cannot escape;
He has weighed me down with chains.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He has walled me in | גָּדַ֧ר | gā·ḏar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1443 wall up or off, build a wall |
| so I cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| escape | אֵצֵ֖א | ’ê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| He has weighed me down | הִכְבִּ֥יד | hiḵ·bîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| with chains | נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ | nə·ḥā·šə·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 19:8 · Job 3:23 · Jeremiah 38:6 · Hosea 2:6 · Lamentations 1:14 · Psalm 88:8 · Jeremiah 40:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.