Lamentations 3:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He has blockedגָּדַ֤ר
(ga·dar)
1443: to wall up or off, to build a walla prim. root
my waysדְּרָכַי֙
(de·ra·chai)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
with hewn stone;בְּגָזִ֔ית
(be·ga·zit,)
1496: a cutting, hewingfrom gazah
He has madeעִוָּֽה׃
(iv·vah.)
5753a: to bend, twista prim. root
my pathsנְתִיבֹתַ֖י
(ne·ti·vo·tai)
5410b: path, pathwayfrom the same as nathib
crooked. 
 
5753a: to bend, twista prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He hath inclosed
gadar  (gaw-dar')
to wall in or around -- close up, fence up, hedge, inclose, make up (a wall), mason, repairer.
my ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
with hewn stone
gaziyth  (gaw-zeeth')
something cut, i.e. dressed stone -- hewed, hewn stone, wrought.
he hath made my paths
nathiyb  (naw-theeb')
a (beaten) track -- path(-way), travel(-ler), way.
crooked
`avah  (aw-vaw')
to crook, literally or figuratively (as follows) -- do amiss, bow down, make crooked, commit iniquity, pervert, (do) perverse(-ly), trouble, turn, do wickedly, do wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has blocked my ways with hewn stone; He has made my paths crooked.

King James Bible
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has walled in my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.

International Standard Version
He impeded my way with blocks of stone, making my paths uneven.

NET Bible
He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has blocked my way with cut stones and made my paths crooked.

King James 2000 Bible
He has enclosed my ways with hewn stone, he has made my paths crooked.
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