3:9a He has barred my ways

He has blocked my way (New Living Translation (2004))
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He has blocked every road I take (NET Bible)

3:9b with cut stones;

with big rocks.
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with a wall of large cut stones.

3:9c He has made my paths crooked.

He has made my paths so that they lead nowhere.
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I cannot continue on my way.

3:9a-c (combined)

He has put large stones in my way. Therefore I can no longer walk straight ahead.
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God put big rocks in my way and made me follow a crooked path. (Contemporary English Version)
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He blocked my way with a stone wall and led me in the wrong direction. (New Century Version)

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