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The term can be understood both in a literal and metaphorical sense, appearing in various contexts throughout the Scriptures. Protection and Safety One of the primary connotations of being enclosed in the Bible is that of protection and safety. In <a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Psalm 139:5</a>, the psalmist declares, "You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me." This verse illustrates the protective nature of God's presence, surrounding the believer on all sides. The imagery of being "hemmed in" suggests a divine enclosure that offers security and comfort, emphasizing God's omnipresence and intimate involvement in the lives of His people. Similarly, the concept of a fortified city or a walled enclosure is used to depict safety from external threats. In the ancient Near Eastern context, cities were often enclosed by walls to protect inhabitants from invaders. This imagery is used metaphorically in the Bible to describe God's protection over His people. <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a> states, "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe." Here, the "strong tower" serves as an enclosure that provides refuge and safety for the righteous. Separation and Sanctification Enclosure also signifies separation and sanctification. In the <a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Song of Solomon 4:12</a>, the bride is described as "a garden locked, a spring enclosed, a fountain sealed." This imagery conveys the idea of purity and exclusivity, where the beloved is set apart and reserved. The enclosed garden symbolizes a place of beauty and sanctity, untouched by outside influences, reflecting the believer's call to holiness and separation from the world. The concept of enclosure as separation is further illustrated in the practices of the Israelites. The Tabernacle and later the Temple were enclosed spaces where God's presence dwelled, and only those who were consecrated could enter. This physical enclosure represented the spiritual separation required to approach a holy God, underscoring the importance of purity and reverence in worship. Divine Presence The idea of being enclosed also relates to the divine presence of God among His people. In <a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>, God instructs Moses, "Then have them make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them." The Tabernacle, an enclosed space, was constructed as a dwelling place for God, signifying His desire to be present with His people. This enclosure was not just a physical structure but a representation of God's covenant relationship with Israel. In the New Testament, the concept of enclosure takes on a spiritual dimension with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Believers are described as temples of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>), indicating that God's presence now encloses and resides within them. This spiritual enclosure signifies a personal and intimate relationship with God, where the believer is both protected and sanctified by His presence. Conclusion The biblical theme of being enclosed encompasses protection, separation, and divine presence, offering rich insights into the nature of God's relationship with His people. Whether through the imagery of a fortified city, a locked garden, or the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the concept of enclosure underscores the security, sanctity, and intimacy found in a life devoted to God.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/833.htm">833. aule -- a courtyard, a court</a> ... 833 -- a building with an ; an , area that is enclosed but without a roof; an open-air (interior) courtyard of a mansion or palace. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/833.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/5564.htm">5564. chorion -- a place, property</a> ... of 5561 , "a field") -- a limited , a of a larger area; a confined piece of ground; "a definite portion of space that is viewed as enclosed, or complete in ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5564.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/4788.htm">4788. sugkleio -- to shut together, ie enclose</a> ... Word Origin from sun and kleio Definition to shut together, ie enclose NASB Word Usage enclosed (1), shut (3). enclose, shut up. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4788.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4142.htm">4142. musabbah -- being changed, enclosed, be set, turning</a> ... being changed, enclosed, be set, turning. Transliteration: musabbah or musabbah Phonetic Spelling: (moo-sab-baw') Short Definition: changed. ... /hebrew/4142.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3883.htm">3883. lul -- a shaft or enclosed space with steps or ladder</a> ... 3882, 3883. lul. 3884 . a shaft or enclosed space with steps or ladder. Transliteration: lul Phonetic Spelling: (lool) Short Definition: stairs. ... /hebrew/3883.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5480b.htm">5480b. suk -- to hedge or fence about, shut in</a> ... 5480a, 5480b. suk. 5481 . to hedge or fence about, shut in. Transliteration: suk Short Definition: enclosed. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/5480b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7000.htm">7000. qatar -- perhaps to shut in, enclose</a> ... 6999, 7000. qatar. 7001 . perhaps to shut in, enclose. Transliteration: qatar Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-tar') Short Definition: enclosed. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/7000.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6696a.htm">6696a. tsur -- to confine, bind, besiege</a> ... bind, besiege NASB Word Usage barricade (1), besiege (3), besiege* (1), besieged (1), besieged* (10), besieging* (5), bind (2), bound (1), enclosed (1), laid ... /hebrew/6696a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/3823.htm">3823. labab -- to get a mind or to encourage</a> ... A primitive root; properly, to be enclosed (as if with fat); by implication (as denominative from lebab) to unheart, ie (in a good sense) transport (with love ... /hebrew/3823.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/july_5_a_garden_enclosed.htm">July 5. "A Garden Enclosed" (Song of Solomon iv. 12).</a> ... JULY 5. "A garden enclosed" (Song of Solomon iv. 12). "A garden enclosed" (Song of Solomon iv.12). The figure here is a garden enclosed, not a wilderness. ... /.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /july 5 a garden enclosed.htm<a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/12_a_garden_enclosed_is.htm">A Garden Enclosed is My Sister Spouse; a Garden Enclosed, a ...</a> ... CHAPTER IV. 12. A garden enclosed is my sister Spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed. The holy Bridegroom becomes the eulogist ... /.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/12 a garden enclosed is.htm<a href="/library/augustine/the_confessions_and_letters_of_st/letter_cxvi_enclosed_in_the.htm">Letter cxvi. (Enclosed in the Foregoing Letter. )</a> ... Letters of St. Augustin Letter CXVI. (Enclosed in the Foregoing Letter.). (Enclosed in the Foregoing Letter.) To Generosus, My Noble ... /.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cxvi enclosed in the.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xx_persecution_of_the_egyptian.htm">Persecution of the Egyptian Monks, and of the Disciples of St. ...</a> ... of St. Antony. They were enclosed in a Certain Island on Account of their Orthodoxy; the Miracles which they Wrought. Lucius went ... /.../chapter xx persecution of the egyptian.htm<a href="/library/julian/revelations_of_divine_love/chapter_liv_faith_is_nought.htm">"Faith is Nought Else but a Right Understanding, with True Belief ...</a> ... of the Trinity is our Father: for He made us and keepeth us in Him; and the deep Wisdom of the Trinity is our Mother, in Whom we are all enclosed; the high ... /.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter liv faith is nought.htm<a href="/library/julian/revelations_of_divine_love/chapter_lvii_in_christ_our.htm">"In Christ Our Two Natures are United"</a> ... same [219] time that God knitted Himself to our body in the Virgin's womb, He took our Sensual soul: [220] in which taking He, us all having enclosed in Him ... /.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lvii in christ our.htm<a href="/library/kleiser/fifteen_thousand_useful_phrases/section_vi_business_phrases.htm">Business Phrases</a> ... A telegram is enclosed for your use, as this matter is urgent. ... Agreeable to our conversation. An addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience. ... /.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section vi business phrases.htm<a href="/library/julian/revelations_of_divine_love/chapter_lvi_god_is_nearer.htm">"God is Nearer to us than Our Own Soul"</a> ... love: and therefore if we will have knowledge of our Soul, and communing and dalliance therewith, it behoveth to seek unto our Lord God in whom it is enclosed. ... /.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lvi god is nearer.htm<a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/chapter_iv.htm">Chapter iv.</a> ... A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.12. A garden enclosed is my sister spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed. ... //christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter iv.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_ix_other_passages_from.htm">Other Passages from the Song of Songs are Considered with Relation ...</a> ... But what is meant by the gardens He Himself points out, saying: "A garden enclosed is My sister, My spouse, a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed;" [3203 ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ix other passages from.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/e/enclosed.htm">Enclosed (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Enclosed (16 Occurrences). Luke 5:6 This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break. ... /e/enclosed.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/f/filigree.htm">Filigree (9 Occurrences)</a> ... the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings ... /f/filigree.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/s/settings.htm">Settings (19 Occurrences)</a> ... the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings ... /s/settings.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/c/court.htm">Court (172 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (n.) An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and ... /c/court.htm - 47k<a href="/topical/s/sanctuary.htm">Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)</a> ... TEMPLE. kort, sank'-tu-a-ri: By "court" (chatser) is meant a clear space enclosed by curtains or walls, or surrounded by buildings. ... /s/sanctuary.htm - 63k<a href="/topical/o/onyx.htm">Onyx (16 Occurrences)</a> ... Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. ... They were enclosed in gold settings. ... /o/onyx.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/f/figure.htm">Figure (19 Occurrences)</a> ... 4. (n.) A diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space enclosed on all sides; -- called ... /f/figure.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/p/park.htm">Park (2 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A piece of ground enclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant. ... /p/park.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/j/jasper.htm">Jasper (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Exodus 28:20 and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. ... They were enclosed in gold settings. ... /j/jasper.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/i/issue.htm">Issue (59 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (n.) The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any enclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from ... /i/issue.htm - 29k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Ephesians.html">Summary of the Book of Ephesians - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Stonehenge.html">What was the purpose of Stonehenge? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/nuns-Catholic.html">Is the Catholic concept of a nun biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/enclosed.htm">Enclosed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Enclosed (16 Occurrences)<a href="/luke/5-6.htm">Luke 5:6</a> This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break. (WEY DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Exodus 28:11</a> With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold. (WEB)<a href="/exodus/28-20.htm">Exodus 28:20</a> and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. (WEB DBY)<a href="/exodus/39-6.htm">Exodus 39:6</a> They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel. (WEB RSV)<a href="/exodus/39-13.htm">Exodus 39:13</a> and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings. (WEB RSV)<a href="/esther/1-5.htm">Esther 1:5</a> When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Shushan the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. (See NIV)<a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8</a> "Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth from the womb, (See NAS)<a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalms 17:10</a> They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly. (DBY)<a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalms 22:16</a> For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. Like a lion, they pin my hands and feet. (WEB)<a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Psalms 119:61</a> The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; But I have not forgotten thy law. (See JPS)<a href="/psalms/139-5.htm">Psalms 139:5</a> I am shut in by you on every side, and you have put your hand on me. (See NAS)<a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Song of Songs 4:12</a> A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; A spring shut up, a fountain sealed. (DBY NIV)<a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a> In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales? (See RSV)<a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Lamentations 3:9</a> He hath walled up my ways with hewn stone; he hath made my paths crooked. (See JPS)<a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Ezekiel 1:27</a> And I saw as the colour of electrum, as the appearance of fire round about enclosing it, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him. (See RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22</a> In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure. (WEB DBY NAS NIV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/e/enclosed.htm">Enclosed</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/e/enclosed.htm">Enclosed (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/o/obscures.htm">Obscures (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/g/girdle.htm">Girdle (44 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gang.htm">Gang (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/f/fishing.htm">Fishing (4 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/forehead.htm">Forehead (23 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/frame.htm">Frame (33 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/enclosing.htm">Enclosing (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/draw-net.htm">Draw-net (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/p/pale.htm">Pale (16 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bar.htm">Bar (27 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/seine.htm">Seine (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/spreads.htm">Spreads (31 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sorts.htm">Sorts (65 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sort.htm">Sort (143 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/covers.htm">Covers (50 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/m/moon.htm">Moon (70 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/h/heavens.htm">Heavens (548 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/cloud.htm">Cloud (119 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple (614 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/e/enclose.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Enclose"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Enclose" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/e/enclosed_courts.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Enclosed Courts"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Enclosed Courts" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>