Lamentations 3:9
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מוּסַבָּה
mûwçabbâh
a reversal, i.e. the backside (of a gem), fold (of a double-leaved door), transmutation (of a name)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
גָּזִית
gâzîyth
something cut, i.e. dressed stone
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֹרַח
ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
Key Terms in This Verse
מוּסַבָּה mûwçabbâh
a reversal, i.e. the backside (of a gem), fold (of a double-leaved door), transmutation (of a name)
Study H4142 →אֹרַח ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
Study H734 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err...
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