Lamentations 3:10

Modern

He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.

Traditional

He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.

Literal

A bear lying in ambush He is to me, a lion in hiding places;

Latin

Ursus insidians factus est mihi, leo in absconditis.

Hebrew

English

He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.

The author speaks of the suffering of Judah and Jerusalem as his own.

In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).

Isaiah 38:13
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Hosea 13:7–8
So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Job 10:16
Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Amos 5:18–20
Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
Psalm 10:9
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Hosea 5:14
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
Psalm 17:12
…like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.