Lamentations 3:9 (GNV)

Passage

He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:7 He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

Lamentations 3:8 Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.

Lamentations 3:9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

Lamentations 3:10 He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.

Lamentations 3:11 He hath stopped my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "stopped", "wayes", "hewen", "stone", "turned", "away", and "paths". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "stopped", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Also when I cry and showte hee..." into verse 10's "He was vnto me as a beare...", so "hath" and "stopped" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hath" and "stopped" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.