Lamentations
Lamentations 3:9
9He has barred my ways with cut stones;
He has made my paths crooked.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He has barred | גָּדַ֤ר | gā·ḏar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1443 wall up or off, build a wall |
| my ways | דְּרָכַי֙ | də·rā·ḵay | Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| with cut stones | בְּגָזִ֔ית | bə·ḡā·zîṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H1496 a cutting, hewing |
| He has made my paths | נְתִיבֹתַ֖י | nə·ṯî·ḇō·ṯay | Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H5410 path, pathway |
| crooked | עִוָּֽה׃ס | ‘iw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5753 bend, twist |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.