And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.

They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

They went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.

And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.

And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.

And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,

For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.

You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.

The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry.

For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.