Lamentations 3:10
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.
New Heart English Bible
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 walled up my ways with cut stone; he has made my paths crooked.DALET
11He has obstructed my path, and torn me in pieces; he has made me desolate.
Cross References
Psalms 10:9He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush.He lies in wait to catch the helpless.He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
Isaiah 38:13I waited patiently until morning.He breaks all my bones like a lion.From day even to night you will make an end of me.
Hosea 6:1"Come, and let us return to the Lord;for he has torn us to pieces,and he will heal us;he has injured us,and he will bind up our wounds.
Amos 5:18"Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!Why do you long for the day of the Lord?It is darkness,and 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 →