Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
He is like a bear that lies in wait for me, 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.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
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 impeded my way with blocks of stone, making my paths uneven. 10 He is like a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding. 11 He forced me off my path, tearing me to pieces and making me desolate.
Cross References
Job 10:16
But if I do lift up my head, you will hunt me like a lion! You will perform miracles in order to fight against me.
Psalm 10:9
Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.
Psalm 17:12
Like a lion they desire to rip us to pieces, like a young lion waiting in ambush.
Isaiah 38:13
I've been swept bare until morning; just like a lion, he breaks all my bones day and night you make an end of me.
Hosea 5:14
Therefore I will be 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 I will leave. I will take them away, and there will be no rescue.
Hosea 6:1
"Come, let us return to the LORD; even though he has torn us, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bind our wounds.
Hosea 13:7-8
"So I will be like a lion to them. Like a leopard I will stalk them along the road.
Amos 5:18-20
"Woe to those who are craving the Day of the LORD! How is it to your benefit, this Day of the LORD? It's a day of darkness to you, and not light.