King James Version

Lamentations 3:7

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

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גָּדַ֧רgadarclose upגָּדַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “close up”, a completed actionH1443to wall in or aroundclose up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.בַּעֲדִ֛יbaadiat byבְּעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “at by”H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֵצֵ֖אetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…הִכְבִּ֥ידhikhbidbe chargeableכָּבַדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be chargeable”, a completed actionH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…נְחָשְׁתִּֽיnechasheticopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “copper”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνῳκοδόμησε κατʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἐξελεύσομαι, ἐβάρυνε χαλκόν μου.