He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:5 · retained source text
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and trauel.
KJV dictionary & concordance
compassed
Meaning of “compassed”
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
44 occurrences42 verses15 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:4
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Complete reference index — all 42 verses
Genesis 19:4Deuteronomy 2:1Deuteronomy 2:3Joshua 6:11Joshua 6:14Joshua 6:15Joshua 15:10Joshua 18:14Judges 11:18Judges 16:21 Samuel 23:262 Samuel 18:152 Samuel 22:52 Samuel 22:62 Kings 6:142 Kings 6:152 Kings 8:212 Chronicles 18:312 Chronicles 21:92 Chronicles 33:14Job 19:6Job 26:10Psalms 17:11Psalms 18:4Psalms 18:5Psalms 22:12Psalms 22:16Psalms 40:12Psalms 88:17Psalms 109:3Psalms 116:3Psalms 118:10Psalms 118:11Psalms 118:12Lamentations 3:5Jonah 2:3Jonah 2:5Luke 21:20Hebrews 5:2Hebrews 11:30Hebrews 12:1Revelation 20:9
Where “compassed” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua6 occurrences
5 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms13 occurrences
12 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseJonah2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua6 occurrences
5 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms13 occurrences
12 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseJonah2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
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Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.