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Lamentations 3:9 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He has walled up my ways with cut stone. He has made my paths crooked. "
Lamentations 3:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
7 He has walled me about, so that I can’t go out. He has made my chain heavy.
8 Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.
9 He has walled up my ways with cut stone. He has made my paths crooked.
10 He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.
11 He has turned away my path, and pulled me in pieces. He has made me desolate.
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Lamentations 3:1
"I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath."
Lamentations 3:2
"He has led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light."
Lamentations 3:3
"Surely he turns his hand against me again and again all day long."
Lamentations 3:4
"He has made my flesh and my skin old. He has broken my bones."
Lamentations 3:5
"He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship."
Lamentations 3:6
"He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead."
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