Lamentations 3:9
He has barred my ways with cut stones;
What it says
His ways are blocked and made crooked.
What it is doing
This verse shows providence felt as obstruction.
In context
1I am the man who has seen affliction 2He has driven me away and made me walk 3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand 4He has worn away my flesh and skin; 5He has besieged me and surrounded me 6He has made me dwell in darkness 7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; 8Even when I cry out and plead for help, 9He has barred my ways with cut stones; 10He is a bear lying in wait, 11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; 12He bent His bow 13He pierced my kidneys 14I am a laughingstock to all my people; 15He has filled me with bitterness; 16He has ground my teeth with gravel 17My soul has been deprived of peace; 18So I say, “My strength has perished,