Lamentations 3:53 (GNV)

Passage

They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:51 Mine eye breaketh mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie.

Lamentations 3:52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a birde, without cause.

Lamentations 3:53 They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.

Lamentations 3:55 I called vpon thy Name, O Lord, out of the lowe dungeon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "haue", "shut", "life", "dungeon", "cast", "stone", and "vpon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "haue" and "shut", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 52's "Mine enemies chased me sore like a..." into verse 54's "Waters flowed ouer mine head then thought...", so "haue" and "shut" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "haue" and "shut" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.