Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
New American Standard Bible
Like 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.
Holman Bible
ד Dalet
a lion in hiding.
International Standard Version
He is like a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding.
A Conservative Version
He is to me as a bear laying in wait, as a lion in concealed places.
American Standard Version
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Amplified
He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
Bible in Basic English
He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.
Darby Translation
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
Julia Smith Translation
He is to me a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
King James 2000
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Modern King James verseion
He was a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in secret places.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Daleth} He layeth wait for me like a Bear, and as a lion in a hole.
NET Bible
(Dalet) To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.
New Heart English Bible
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in hiding.
The Emphasized Bible
A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;
Webster
He was to me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
World English Bible
He is to me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
Youngs Literal Translation
A bear lying in wait He is to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.
Themes
Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments
Bears » Described as » Cunning
Judgments » Should lead to » Humiliation
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
9 He has blocked my ways with dressed stones; he has made my paths crooked. 10 To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding. 11 He has forsaken my way and torn me to pieces; he has caused me desolation.
Cross References
Job 10:16
And [if my head] grows bold, you would hunt me as the lion in its prime; {and you repeat your exploits against me}.
Psalm 10:9
He lies in ambush {secretly,} like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize [the] poor; he seizes [the] poor by catching him in his net.
Psalm 17:12
{He is like} a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.
Isaiah 38:13
I lie down until morning; like lion, so he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.
Hosea 5:14
Because I [will be] like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to Yahweh; because [it is] he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us down and will bind us up.
Hosea 13:7-8
And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard.
Amos 5:18-20
Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why [is] this for you the day of Yahweh? It [will be] darkness and not light!