en_tn/lam/03/05.md

he has built up siege works against me

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)

surrounded me with bitterness and hardship

AT: "surrounded me with things that are painful and hard to bear" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

he shuts out my prayers

AT: "he refuses to hear my prayers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)