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This concept appears in various contexts throughout the Scriptures, symbolizing protection, judgment, or divine intervention.<br><br><b>1. Shutting of Doors and Gates</b><br><br>The physical act of shutting doors or gates is frequently mentioned in the Bible, often symbolizing security and protection. In ancient times, city gates were shut to protect inhabitants from invaders or danger. For example, in the book of Joshua, the city of Jericho was "tightly shut up because of the Israelites" (<a href="/joshua/6.htm">Joshua 6:1</a>), indicating a defensive posture against the impending attack.<br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus uses the imagery of shutting doors to convey spiritual truths. In the parable of the ten virgins, the door is shut to those who are unprepared, symbolizing the finality of judgment and the importance of readiness (<a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Matthew 25:10</a>).<br><br><b>2. Shutting as Divine Action</b><br><br>The act of shutting is sometimes attributed to God, signifying His sovereign control over events. In the account of Noah, God Himself shuts the door of the ark, sealing Noah and his family inside and protecting them from the floodwaters (<a href="/genesis/7-16.htm">Genesis 7:16</a>). This act underscores God's authority and the security found in His provision.<br><br>Similarly, in Revelation, the imagery of shutting and opening is used to describe Christ's authority over the church and His power to grant or deny access to the kingdom: "What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open" (<a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a>).<br><br><b>3. Shutting as Judgment</b><br><br>Shutting can also represent divine judgment. In the prophetic literature, the shutting of doors or gates often symbolizes the closing off of God's mercy or the onset of judgment. For instance, in Isaiah, the prophet speaks of the shutting of doors as a metaphor for the coming judgment upon the nations (<a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Isaiah 24:10</a>).<br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus warns of the consequences of rejecting His message, using the imagery of a shut door to illustrate the exclusion from the kingdom of heaven for those who do not believe (<a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25</a>).<br><br><b>4. Shutting in Personal and Spiritual Contexts</b><br><br>On a personal level, shutting can refer to the closing off of one's heart or mind to God's truth. The Bible warns against hardening one's heart, which can be seen as a form of spiritual shutting that prevents individuals from receiving God's word and grace (<a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8</a>).<br><br>Conversely, believers are encouraged to shut out distractions and focus on prayer and communion with God. Jesus instructs His followers to "go into your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen" (<a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Matthew 6:6</a>), emphasizing the importance of private devotion and intimacy with God.<br><br>In summary, the concept of shutting in the Bible encompasses a range of meanings, from physical security and divine protection to spiritual readiness and judgment. It serves as a powerful metaphor for God's sovereignty, human responsibility, and the eternal consequences of one's choices.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Shut.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3453.htm"><span class="l">3453. mueo -- to initiate into the mysteries, hence to instruct</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 3453 (akin to 3466 , "mystery") -- properly, <b>shutting</b> the eyes and mouth to ;<br> (figuratively) the wonderful "mystery revelation" of learning to in every scene <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3453.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2284.htm"><span class="l">2284. thambeo -- to astonish</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 2284 -- to astonish, amaze (passive, dumbfounded) to the point of becoming<br> emotionally "stalled" ("<b>shutting</b> down") -- also implying a sense of wonder <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2284.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2807.htm"><span class="l">2807. kleis -- a key</span></a> <br><b>...</b> key. From kleio; a key (as <b>shutting</b> a lock), literally or figuratively -- key. see<br> GREEK kleio. (kleida) -- 1 Occurrence. (kleidas) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2807.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2764.htm"><span class="l">2764. cherem -- devoted thing, devotion, ban</span></a><br><b>...</b> Or (Zecheriah 14:11) cherem {kheh'-rem}; from charam; physical (as <b>shutting</b> in)<br> a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2764.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/cotton/the_keyes_of_the_kingdom_of_heaven_and_power_thereof/chap_i_what_the_keyes.htm"><span class="l">What the Keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven Be, and what their Power.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of these keys, are said here to be binding and loosing, which are not the proper<br> acts of materiall keys; for their acts be opening and <b>shutting</b>, which argueth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the keyes of the kingdom of heaven and power thereof/chap i what the keyes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/outside_the_eden_gate.htm"><span class="l">Outside the Eden Gate.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Man gave both doors a slam shut that day in Eden. Yet they went shut gradually.<br> That was the God-side of their <b>shutting</b>. He quickly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/outside the eden gate.htm</font><p><a href="/library/law/the_way_to_divine_knowledge/way-3-19_theophilus_.htm"><span class="l">Theophilus. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> highest resistance to itself: for it cannot compress or thicken, but by drawing<br> or attracting; but drawing and attracting is quite contrary to <b>shutting</b> up, or <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/law/the way to divine knowledge/way-3-19 theophilus .htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/climbing_towards_the_climax.htm"><span class="l">Climbing Towards the Climax.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The case rests with the jury. The door had been <b>shutting</b> for a good while.<br> The inside door-keepers had been pulling it hard. But <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/climbing towards the climax.htm</font><p><a href="/library/miller/personal_friendships_of_jesus/chapter_ix_jesus_unrequited_friendships.htm"><span class="l">Jesus' Unrequited Friendships.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> In <b>shutting</b> love out of his heart, he shut himself out from love. <b>...</b> Unrequited friendship!<br> Yes; and in <b>shutting</b> out that blessed friendship, Judas shut out hope. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../personal friendships of jesus/chapter ix jesus unrequited friendships.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/the_follies_of_the_wise.htm"><span class="l">The Follies of the Wise</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And so says our Lord"<b>shutting</b> out the consideration of ends, and looking only for<br> a moment at means,"the world can teach the Church a great many lessons <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the follies of the wise.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_8/watkinson__the_transfigured_sackcloth.htm"><span class="l">Watkinson -- the Transfigured Sackcloth</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Instead of <b>shutting</b> out the signs of wo, Christ followed an infinitely deeper<br> philosophy; He arrayed Himself in the sackcloth, becoming sin for us who knew no <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the worlds great sermons volume 8/watkinson the transfigured sackcloth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/meyer/john_the_baptist/vi_baptism_unto_repentance.htm"><span class="l">Baptism unto Repentance</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The multitudes confessed that they had been selfish and sensual, <b>shutting</b> up<br> their compassions, and refusing clothing and food to the needy. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/vi baptism unto repentance.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/the_creeds_of_the_evangelical_protestant_churches/the_irish_articles_of_religion.htm"><span class="l">The Irish Articles of Religion. AD 1615.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And thus the justice and mercy of God do embrace each other: the grace of God not<br> <b>shutting</b> out the justice of God in the matter of our justification, but only <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the irish articles of religion.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_gospel_of_thomas/first_greek_form_.htm"><span class="l">First Greek Form.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And they were all attending to Him, and wondering that He, being a child, was <b>shutting</b><br> the mouths of the elders and teachers of the people, explaining the main <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the gospel of thomas/first greek form .htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/shutting.htm"><span class="l"><b>Shutting</b> (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shut. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Shutting</b> (43 Occurrences). Matthew 6:6 But when you <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shutting.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wink.htm"><span class="l">Wink (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> only. 5. (vi) To avoid taking notice, as if by <b>shutting</b> the eyes; to connive<br> at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at. 6 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wink.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chaldaeans.htm"><span class="l">Chaldaeans (65 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the instruments of war in your hands, with which you are fighting against the king<br> of Babylon and the Chaldaeans, who are outside the walls and <b>shutting</b> you in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chaldaeans.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/forces.htm"><span class="l">Forces (123 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Kings 6:24 Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army<br> and went up to make an attack on Samaria, <b>shutting</b> the town in on all sides <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/forces.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shutteth.htm"><span class="l">Shutteth (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shutteth.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aram.htm"><span class="l">Aram (130 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses<br> and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, <b>shutting</b> it in. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aram.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/spring.htm"><span class="l">Spring (122 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the<br> children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, <b>shutting</b> it in. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/spring.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yoking.htm"><span class="l">Yoking (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 6:10 And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart<br> and <b>shutting</b> up their young ones in their living-place: (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yoking.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/key.htm"><span class="l">Key (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is called in Hebrew maphteah, ie, the opener (Judges 3:25); and in the Greek<br> New Testament kleis, from its use in <b>shutting</b> (Matthew 16:19; Luke 11:52 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/key.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kicking.htm"><span class="l">Kicking (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold<br> on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And <b>shutting</b> his eyes <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kicking.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/church-closings.html">Are church closings an appropriate response to a pandemic? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/binding-loosing.html">What does the Bible mean by binding and loosing? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/lions-in-the-Bible.html">What is the significance of lions in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/shutting.htm">Shutting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><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><span class="encheading">Shutting (43 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/6-6.htm">Matthew 6:6</a></span><br />But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a></span><br />But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/4-20.htm">Luke 4:20</a></span><br />And <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a></span><br />In a second, in the <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">2 Timothy 4:4</a></span><br />And <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a></span><br />And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it so that it may be open to no one.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6</a></span><br />And Lot went out to them in the doorway, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door after him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/19-10.htm">Genesis 19:10</a></span><br />But the men put out their hands and took Lot into the house to them, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door again.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/2-5.htm">Joshua 2:5</a></span><br />It happened about the time of the <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went, I don't know. Pursue them quickly; for you will overtake them."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/7-9.htm">Joshua 7:9</a></span><br />For when the news comes to the Canaanites and all the people of the land, they will come up, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> us in and cutting off our name from the earth: and what will you do for the honour of your great name?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/3-23.htm">Judges 3:23</a></span><br />Then Ehud went out into the covered way, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the doors of the summer-house on him and locking them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-51.htm">Judges 9:51</a></span><br />But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">1 Samuel 6:10</a></span><br />And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> up their young ones in their living-place:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/11-1.htm">2 Samuel 11:1</a></span><br />Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in. But David was still at Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-30.htm">2 Samuel 22:30</a></span><br />By your help I have made a way through the wall which was <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/16-17.htm">1 Kings 16:17</a></span><br />Then Omri went up from Gibbethon, with all the army of Israel, and they made an attack on Tirzah, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> in the town on every side.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1</a></span><br />Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-4.htm">2 Kings 4:4</a></span><br />Then go in, and, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door on yourself and your sons, put oil into all these vessels, putting on one side the full ones.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-21.htm">2 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />Then she went up and put him on the bed of the man of God, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door on him, and went out.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">2 Kings 4:33</a></span><br />So he went in, and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the door on the two of them, made prayer to the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">2 Kings 6:24</a></span><br />Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the town in on all sides with his forces.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5</a></span><br />Then Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they made an attack on Ahaz, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> him in, but were not able to overcome him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a></span><br />Then the king of Assyria went through all the land and came up to Samaria, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in with his forces for three years.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9</a></span><br />Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in with his armies.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11</a></span><br />And Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came there, while his servants were <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> in the town;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1</a></span><br />Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took Rabbah and made it waste.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></span><br />And Ahaz got together the vessels of the house of God, cutting up all the vessels of the house of God, and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> the doors of the Lord's house; and he made altars in every part of Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/11-10.htm">Job 11:10</a></span><br />If he goes on his way, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/24-16.htm">Job 24:16</a></span><br />In the dark he makes holes in the walls of houses: in the daytime they are <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> themselves up, they have no knowledge of the light.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Psalms 18:29</a></span><br />By your help I have made a way through the wall which was <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/58-4.htm">Psalms 58:4</a></span><br />Their poison 'is' as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> its ear,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/17-28.htm">Proverbs 17:28</a></span><br />Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> his lips intelligent!<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a></span><br />Whoso is <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a></span><br />And I have placed the key Of the house of David on his shoulder, And he hath opened, and none is <span class="boldtext">shutting</span>, And hath shut, and none is opening.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Isaiah 29:7</a></span><br />And all the nations making war on Ariel, and all those who are fighting against her and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> her in with their towers, will be like a dream, like a vision of the night.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-4.htm">Jeremiah 21:4</a></span><br />The Lord God of Israel has said, See, I am turning back the instruments of war in your hands, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldaeans, who are outside the walls and <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> you in; and I will get them together inside this town.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9</a></span><br />He who keeps in this town will come to his death by the sword and through need of food and through disease; but he who goes out and gives himself up to the Chaldaeans who are <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> you in, will go on living, and will keep his life safe.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Jeremiah 32:2</a></span><br />Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1</a></span><br />And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in on every side;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Lamentations 3:5</a></span><br />He has put up a wall against me, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> me in with bitter sorrow.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Ezekiel 4:2</a></span><br />And make an attack on it, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in, building strong places against it, and making high an earthwork against it; and put up tents against it, placing engines all round it for smashing down its walls.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1</a></span><br />In the third year of the rule of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> it in with his forces.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Amos 3:11</a></span><br />For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, <span class="boldtext">shutting</span> in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/shutting.htm">Shutting</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weaving.htm">Weaving (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shed.htm">Shed (73 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shoot.htm">Shoot (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shutting.htm">Shutting (43 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/woof.htm">Woof (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/warp.htm">Warp (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weavers.htm">Weavers (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weaver's.htm">Weaver's (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fly.htm">Fly (33 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/race.htm">Race (36 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/pick.htm">Pick (37 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/picker.htm">Picker (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/beam.htm">Beam (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shy.htm">Shy (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spindle.htm">Spindle (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/swifter.htm">Swifter (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spent.htm">Spent (76 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/english.htm">English</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/harness.htm">Harness (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/versions.htm">Versions</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/shutteth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Shutteth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Shutteth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/shutting_of_the_mouth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Shutting of the Mouth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Shutting of the Mouth" /></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'; 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