He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
The book containing this line was written by Jeremiah as part of a series of poetic acrostics in Hebrew. The chapter holding it is itself an acrostic of sixty-six verses grouped in sets of three, with each set beginning with the next letter of the alphabet in order. Within that pattern, verses seven through nine begin with the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The line portrays being hedged about with no way to get out and made heavy with chain, expressing confinement and distress.
The book containing this line was written by Jeremiah as part of a series of poetic acrostics in Hebrew. The chapter holding it is itself an acrostic of sixty-six verses grouped in sets of three, with each set beginning with the next letter of the alphabet in order. Within that pattern, verses seven through nine begin with the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The line portrays being hedged about with no way to get out and made heavy with chain, expressing confinement and distress.