7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
Lamentations 3:7
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Job 19:7–9
7 Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. 8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness. 9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
Lamentations 3:52–54
52 Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird. 53 They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. 54 The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
Psalms 88:7–9
7 Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah 8 You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape. 9 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands…
Lamentations 3:1–3
1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath. 2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. 3 Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
Job 9:17–19
17 For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause. 18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness. 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?
Job 30:10–12
10 They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face. 11 Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence. 12 The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against…
Lamentations 3:10–12
10 He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush. 11 He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help. 12 He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
Psalms 143:2–4
2 Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. 4 My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed i…
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