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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 8

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He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
King James Version
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
American Standard Version
Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
New English Translation
Also, when I cry out desperately for help, he has shut out my prayer.
World English Bible
Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
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He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
10
He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
11
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
13
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
14
I was a derision to all my people; [and] their song all the day.
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He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
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He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
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And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
18
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: