Lamentations 3:10

10 He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.

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 And though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers.

9 He has blocked my way with a high stone wall; he has made my road crooked.

10 He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.

11 He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated.

12 He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.