King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.
Complete Jewish Bible:
He lies in wait for me like a bear, like a lion in hiding.
Berean Standard Bible:
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
American Standard Version:
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
He was unto me as a bear{H1677} lying in wait{H693}, and as a lion{H738} in secret places{H4565}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Hosea 6:1
- ¶ Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Amos 5:18
- Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.
Amos 5:20
- [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Psalms 10:9
- He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Hosea 13:7
- Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:
Hosea 13:8
- I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
Hosea 5:14
- For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].
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Commentary for Lamentations 3:10
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H1677
There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דֹּב
Transliteration: dôb
Pronunciation: dobe
Description: or (fully) דּוֹב; from דָּבַב; the bear (as slow); bear. - Strong's Number: H693
There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָרַב
Transliteration: ʼârab
Pronunciation: aw-rab'
Description: a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait. - Strong's Number: H738
There are 184 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲרִי
Transliteration: ʼărîy
Pronunciation: ar-ee'
Description: or (prolonged) [ar-yay']; from אָרָה (in the sense of violence); a lion; (young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin). - Strong's Number: H4565
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִסְתָּר
Transliteration: miçtâr
Pronunciation: mis-tawr'
Description: from סָתַר; properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert; secret(-ly, place).