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Lamentations 3:9-11
New King James Version
Lamentations 3:9-11
New King James Version
9 He 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.
11 He has turned aside my ways and (B)torn me in pieces;
He has made me desolate.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:10 Lit. secret places
Lamentations 3:9-11
Common English Bible
Lamentations 3:9-11
Common English Bible
9 He walled in my paths with stonework; he made my routes crooked.
10 He is a bear lurking for me, a lion in hiding.
11 He took me from my path[a] and tore me apart; he made me desolate.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:11 Heb uncertain
Lamentations 3:9-11
King James Version
Lamentations 3:9-11
King James Version
9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
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