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## he has built up siege works against me ##
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Siege works are ramps of dirt that enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city. AT: "He has surrounded me as if I were a city under attack." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## surrounded me with bitterness and hardship ##
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AT: "surrounded me with things that are painful and hard to bear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## he shuts out my prayers ##
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AT: "he refuses to hear my prayers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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