Lamentations 3:10

10 He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.

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 I cry out and beg for help, but he ignores my prayer.

9 He blocked my way with a stone wall and led me in the wrong direction.

10 He is like a bear ready to attack me, like a lion in hiding.

11 He led me the wrong way and let me stray and left me without help.

12 He prepared to shoot his bow and made me the target for his arrows.