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Friday, July 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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THE MESSAGE
Lamentations 3:10
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.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He is a bear waiting in ambush,a lion in hiding.
He is a bear waiting in ambush,a lion in hiding.
Hebrew Names Version
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
King James Version
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
English Standard Version
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
New American Standard Bible
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.
New Century Version
He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.
He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.
Amplified Bible
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
World English Bible
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
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.
Berean Standard Bible
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
Contemporary English Version
God was like a bear or a lion waiting in ambush for me;
God was like a bear or a lion waiting in ambush for me;
Complete Jewish Bible
He lies in wait for me like a bear, like a lion in hiding.
He lies in wait for me like a bear, like a lion in hiding.
Darby Translation
He is unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
He is unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
Easy-to-Read Version
He is like a bear about to attack me, like a lion that is in a hiding place.
He is like a bear about to attack me, like a lion that is in a hiding place.
George Lamsa Translation
He has been to me as a wolf lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
He has been to me as a wolf lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Good News Translation
He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
Lexham English Bible
To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
To me he is like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
Literal Translation
He was a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in secret places.
He was a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in secret places.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He layeth waite for me like a Bere, and as a lyon in a hole.
He layeth waite for me like a Bere, and as a lyon in a hole.
American Standard Version
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Bible in Basic English
He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.
He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
King James Version (1611)
He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
He was vnto me as a Beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He layeth wayte for me lyke a beare, and as a lion in a hole.
He layeth wayte for me lyke a beare, and as a lion in a hole.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
he has troubled me, as a she-bear lying in wait: he is to me as a lion in secret places.
he has troubled me, as a she-bear lying in wait: he is to me as a lion in secret places.
English Revised Version
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Deleth. He is maad a bere settinge aspies to me, a lioun in hid places.
Deleth. He is maad a bere settinge aspies to me, a lioun in hid places.
Update Bible Version
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Webster's Bible Translation
He [was] to me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
He [was] to me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
New English Translation
ד (Dalet)
To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.New King James Version
He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
New Living Translation
He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
New Life Bible
He is like a bear lying in wait, like a lion hiding in secret places.
He is like a bear lying in wait, like a lion hiding in secret places.
New Revised Standard
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;
A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Daleth. He is become to me as a bear lying in wait: as a lion in secret places.
Daleth. He is become to me as a bear lying in wait: as a lion in secret places.
Revised Standard Version
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding;
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding;
Young's Literal Translation
A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.
A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.
Contextual Overview
1 I'm the man who has seen trouble, trouble coming from the lash of God 's anger. He took me by the hand and walked me into pitch-black darkness. Yes, he's given me the back of his hand over and over and over again. 4He turned me into a scarecrow of skin and bones, then broke the bones. He hemmed me in, ganged up on me, poured on the trouble and hard times. He locked me up in deep darkness, like a corpse nailed inside a coffin. 7He shuts me in so I'll never get out, manacles my hands, shackles my feet. Even when I cry out and plead for help, he locks up my prayers and throws away the key. He sets up blockades with quarried limestone. He's got me cornered. 10He'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. 13He shot me in the stomach with arrows from his quiver. Everyone took me for a joke, made me the butt of their mocking ballads. He forced rotten, stinking food down my throat, bloated me with vile drinks. 16He ground my face into the gravel. He pounded me into the mud. I gave up on life altogether. I've forgotten what the good life is like. I said to myself, "This is it. I'm finished. God is a lost cause." 19I'll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I've swallowed. I remember it all—oh, how well I remember— the feeling of hitting the bottom. But there's one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope:
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
Genesis 3:7
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Immediately the two of them did "see what's really going on"—saw themselves naked! They sewed fig leaves together as makeshift clothes for themselves.
Genesis 3:17
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
He told the Man: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree That I commanded you not to eat from, ‘Don't eat from this tree,' The very ground is cursed because of you; getting food from the ground Will be as painful as having babies is for your wife; you'll be working in pain all your life long. The ground will sprout thorns and weeds, you'll get your food the hard way, Planting and tilling and harvesting, sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt."
Exodus 3:6
Then he said, "I am the God of your father: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face, afraid to look at God.
Then he said, "I am the God of your father: The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face, afraid to look at God.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that the people were simply running wild—Aaron had let them run wild, disgracing themselves before their enemies. He took up a position at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is on God 's side, join me!" All the Levites stepped up.
Moses saw that the people were simply running wild—Aaron had let them run wild, disgracing themselves before their enemies. He took up a position at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is on God 's side, join me!" All the Levites stepped up.
Isaiah 57:11
"Who talked you into the pursuit of this nonsense, leaving me high and dry, forgetting you ever knew me? Because I don't yell and make a scene do you think I don't exist? I'll go over, detail by detail, all your ‘righteous' attempts at religion, and expose the absurdity of it all. Go ahead, cry for help to your collection of no-gods: A good wind will blow them away. They're smoke, nothing but smoke. "But anyone who runs to me for help will inherit the land, will end up owning my holy mountain!"
"Who talked you into the pursuit of this nonsense, leaving me high and dry, forgetting you ever knew me? Because I don't yell and make a scene do you think I don't exist? I'll go over, detail by detail, all your ‘righteous' attempts at religion, and expose the absurdity of it all. Go ahead, cry for help to your collection of no-gods: A good wind will blow them away. They're smoke, nothing but smoke. "But anyone who runs to me for help will inherit the land, will end up owning my holy mountain!"
Revelation 16:15
"Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You're blessed if, awake and dressed, you're ready for me. Too bad if you're found running through the streets, naked and ashamed."
"Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You're blessed if, awake and dressed, you're ready for me. Too bad if you're found running through the streets, naked and ashamed."
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, âGod, 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.â
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
âHe hathâ 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.
