Lamentations 3:9

Lamentations 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
• New International Version (NIV)He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones; he has made my paths crooked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.

Context of Lamentations 3:9

7He has blocked me so that I can’t get out. He has put heavy chains on me. 8Even when I cry and call for help, he shuts out my prayer. He has blocked my way with cut stones and made my paths crooked. 10He is like a bear waiting to ambush me, like a lion in hiding. 11He has forced me off the road I was taking, torn me to pieces, and left me with nothing.

Lamentations 3:9 word by word

גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hath inclosedגָּדַרgâdar · to wall up/offH1443
• my waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• with hewn stoneגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
• he hath made my pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• crookedעָוָה‛âvâh · to twistH5753

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:9

• Lamentations 3:11He has forced me off the road I was taking, torn me to pieces, and left me with nothing.
• Isaiah 30:28His breath is like an overflowing stream. It rises neck high, sifting the nations with a sieve of destruction, placing a bit in the mouths of the people to lead them astray.
• Isaiah 63:17O Lord, why do you let us wander from your ways and become so stubborn that we are unable to fear you? Return for the sake of your servants. They are the tribes that belong to you.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone - He has put insuperable obstacles in my way; and confounded all my projects of deliverance and all my expectations of prosperity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Inclosed - Or, hedged Lamentations 3:7. Hath, made crooked - Or, “hath” turned aside. A solid wall being built across the main road, Jeremiah turns aside into by-ways, but finds them turned aside, so that they lead him back after long wandering to the place from where he started.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9barred my ways … made my paths crooked: This image describes confusion and trouble. Sin can block a person’s path and make life difficult. It can prevent a person or a community from experiencing a hopeful future. In the Bible, a straight road often represents a good and clear future. Proverbs says that innocent people walk on a straight path (Proverbs 21:8). Isaiah describes the Lord coming on a straight road that his worshipers would prepare (Isaiah…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. hedged--(Job 3:23; Ho 2:6). chain--literally, "chain of brass."Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 3:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Despondency
• Stones

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Commentaries on Lamentations 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings