Lamentations 3:10
He is a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding ready to attack,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
In Context
9He has put stone blocks in my way and sends me down crooked paths.
11He dragged me from my path and ripped me to pieces, leaving me helpless.
Cross References
Psalms 10:9They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.
Isaiah 38:13I lie there patiently until the morning, but I feel like there's a lion breaking every bone in my body. Day and night you bring me to an end.
Hosea 6:1“Come on! Let's go back to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but now he will heal us. He has struck us down, but now he will bind up our wounds.
Amos 5:18How disastrous it will be for those of you who long for the day of the Lord. Why would you want the day of the Lord to come? It will bring darkness, not light.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:2-21
The Prophet's Personal Affliction. ( b. c. 588.) 1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath… Read the whole commentary →