7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Lamentations 3:7:1 ⧉גָּדַ֧רgadarhe has walled in Lamentations 3:7:2 ⧉בַּעֲדִ֛יbaadiaround me or on my behalf Lamentations 3:7:3 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Lamentations 3:7:4 ⧉אֵצֵ֖אetseI go out or I can go out Lamentations 3:7:5 ⧉הִכְבִּ֥ידhikhbidhe has made heavy Lamentations 3:7:6 ⧉נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃nekhashtimy bronze or my bronze chain |
7. Formal Translation He has walled me in so that I cannot go out; He has made my bronze chain heavy. |
7. Dynamic Translation He has hemmed me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed down my bronze chain. |