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Green's Literal Translation
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.
He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
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
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig tree, and made girdles for themselves.
And He said to the man, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat from it, the ground shall be cursed because of you; you shall eatof it in sorrow all the days of your life.
And it shall bring forth thorns and thistles for you, and you shall eat the plant of the field.
And He said, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he feared to look upon God.
And Moses saw the people, that it was unloosed, for Aaron had let it loose for a derision among their enemies.
On account of this I am troubled from His presence; I consider, and am in dread of Him.
My flesh has shivered because of Your fear; and I have feared Your judgments.
The sinners of Zion are afraid; terror has seized profane ones; who of us shall tarry with consuming fire? Who of us shall tarry with everlasting burnings?
Your nakedness shall be uncovered; yea, your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance and I will not meet a man.
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.