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Lamentations 3:7-9
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7 He has walled me in; I cannot escape; he has fastened me with heavy chains. 8 And though I cry and shout, he will not hear my prayers! 9 He has shut me into a place of high, smooth walls;[a] he has filled my path with detours.

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  1. Lamentations 3:9 He has shut me into a place of high, smooth walls, literally, “He has walled up my ways with hewn stone.”
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Lamentations 3:7-9
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7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape;(A)
    he has weighed me down with chains.(B)
8 Even when I call out or cry for help,(C)
    he shuts out my prayer.(D)
9 He has barred(E) my way with blocks of stone;
    he has made my paths crooked.(F)

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