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 hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. 8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. 10He was to me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. 11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

Lamentations 3:9 word by word

גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• inclosedגָּדַרgâdar · to wall up/offH1443
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• stoneגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
• pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• crookedעָוָה‛âvâh · to twistH5753

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:9

• Lamentations 3:11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
• Isaiah 30:28And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err.
• Isaiah 63:17O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thy inheritance.

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