'Shut' in the Bible
The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.
And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not.
And the king of Babylon's army was then besieging Jerusalem; and the prophet Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Why dost thou prophesy and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
And the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up, I cannot go into the house of Jehovah; but go thou in,
And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,