King James Version
Lamentations 3:9 in the King James Version says “He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.” — study this verse from Lamentations chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.”
Lamentations 3:9 · KJV
He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“my ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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