Lamentations 3:9-11

King James Version

⁹He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

¹⁰He was unto 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 3:9-11

New International Version

⁹He has barred^(A) my way with blocks of stone;
he has made my paths crooked.^(B)

¹⁰Like a bear lying in wait,
like a lion^(C) in hiding,^(D)
¹¹he dragged me from the path and mangled^(E) me
and left me without help.

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Lamentations 3:9-11

English Standard Version

⁹^(A)he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones;
he has made my paths crooked.

¹⁰^(B)He is a bear lying in wait for me,
a lion in hiding;
¹¹^(C)he turned aside my steps and ^(D)tore me to pieces;
^(E)he has made me desolate;

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Lamentations 3:9-11

New American Standard Bible

⁹He has ^(A)blocked my ways with cut stone;
He has twisted my paths.
¹⁰He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in secret places.
¹¹He has made my ways deviate, and ^(B)torn me to pieces;
He has made me desolate.

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Lamentations 3:9-11

New King James Version

⁹He has blocked my ways with hewn stone;
He has made my paths crooked.

¹⁰^(A)He has been to me a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in ^[a]ambush.
¹¹He has turned aside my ways and ^(B)torn me in pieces;
He has made me desolate.