Lamentations 3:9-11

Common English Bible

⁹He walled in my paths with stonework; he made my routes crooked.

¹⁰He is a bear lurking for me, a lion in hiding.
¹¹He took me from my path^[a] and tore me apart; he 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.

Common English Bible (CEB)

New International Version (NIV)