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Lamentations 3:7

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

He's boxed me in so I can't escape — like he put walls around me and made these chains I'm carrying way too heavy to break free.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes it feels like God has you completely trapped with no way out.

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