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Lamentations 3:10
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He is a bear waiting in ambush,a lion in hiding.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.
He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait,Like a lion in secret places.
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
God was like a bear or a lion waiting in ambush for me;
He lies in wait for me like a bear, like a lion in hiding.
He is unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
He is like a bear about to attack me, like a lion that is in a hiding place.
He has been to me as a wolf lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
He was a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in secret places.
He layeth waite for me like a Bere, and as a lyon in a hole.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
He layeth wayte for me lyke a beare, and as a lion in a hole.
he has troubled me, as a she-bear lying in wait: he is to me as a lion in secret places.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Deleth. He is maad a bere settinge aspies to me, a lioun in hid places.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He [was] to me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
ד (Dalet)
To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
He is like a bear lying in wait, like a lion hiding in secret places.
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;
Daleth. He is become to me as a bear lying in wait: as a lion in secret places.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding;
A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.
He's a prowling bear tracking me down, a lion in hiding ready to pounce. He knocked me from the path and ripped me to pieces. When he finished, there was nothing left of me. He took out his bow and arrows and used me for target practice.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
unto: Job 10:16, Isaiah 38:13, Hosea 5:14, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 13:7, Hosea 13:8, Amos 5:18-20
in secret: Psalms 10:9, Psalms 17:12
Reciprocal: Job 16:9 - teareth me
Cross-References
The man and the woman were both naked, but they were not embarrassed.
As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves.
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to eat wild plants.
I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get out of control and make fools of themselves in front of their enemies.
I tremble with fear before him.
Because of you I am afraid; I am filled with fear because of your judgments.
The sinful people of Zion are trembling with fright. They say, "God's judgment is like a fire that burns forever. Can any of us survive a fire like that?"
People will see you naked; they will see you humbled and shamed. I will take vengeance, and no one will stop me."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait,.... For its prey, which seizes on it at once, and tears it in pieces; such were the Chaldeans to the Jews by divine permission:
[and as] a lion in secret places; lurking there, in order to take every opportunity and advantage, and fall upon any creature that comes that way. The same thing is signified here as before; see Hosea 5:14.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Having dwelt upon the difficulties which hemmed in his path, he now shows that there are dangers attending upon escape.
Lamentations 3:11
The meaning is, “God, as a lion, lying in wait, has made me turn aside from my path, but my flight was in vain, for springing upon me from His ambush lie has torn me in pieces.”
Desolate - Or, astonied, stupefied that he cannot flee. The word is a favorite one with Jeremiah.
Lamentations 3:12
This new simile arises out of the former one, the idea of a hunter being suggested by that of the bear and lion. When the hunter comes, it is not to save him.
Lamentations 3:14
Metaphor is dropped, and Jeremiah shows the real nature of the arrows which rankled in him so deeply.
Lamentations 3:15
“He hath” filled me to the full with bitterness, i. e. bitter sorrows Job 9:18.
Lamentations 3:16
Broken my teeth with gravel stones - His bread was so filled with grit that in eating it his teeth were broken.
Lamentations 3:17
Prosperity - literally, as in the margin, i. e. I forgot what good was, I lost the very idea of what it meant.
Lamentations 3:18
The prophet reaches the verge of despair. But by struggling against it he reaches at length firm ground.