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John Gill, on Lam 3:7
John Gill · 1697–1771
Lam 3:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy.”
On this verse:
“He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go out,.... When in prison, or in the dungeon, or during the siege of Jerusalem; though the phrase may only denote in general the greatness of his troubles, with which he was encompassed, and how inextricable they were; like a hedge about a vineyard, or a wall about a city, which could not easily be got over: he hath made my chain heavy; his affliction intolerable. It is a metaphor taken from malefactors that have heavy chains put upon their legs, that they may not make their escape out of prison: or, "my brass" (g); that is, chains, or a chain made of brass; so the Targum, "he hath made heavy upon my feet fetters of brass.'' (g) Sept. "aes meum, vel chalybem meum", Piscator.”
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