Lamentations 3:10

Dalet

10 He is^[a] a bear waiting in ambush, a lion in hiding;^[b]

Lamentations 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:10

He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait
For its prey, which seizes on it at once, and tears it in pieces; such were the Chaldeans to the Jews by divine permission: [and as] a lion in secret places;
lurking there, in order to take every opportunity and advantage, and fall upon any creature that comes that way. The same thing is signified here as before; see ( Hosea 5:14 ) .

Lamentations 3:10 In-Context

8 Even when I cry out and plead for help, He rejects my prayer.

9 He has walled in my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.

10 He is a bear waiting in ambush, a lion in hiding;

11 He forced me off my way and tore me to pieces; He left me desolate.

12 He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit is to me
• [b]. Hs 13:7-8