Parallel Verses
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.
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 blocked my way with cut stones. He twisted my roadways.
10
Like a lion in secret places.
Cross References
Job 10:16
If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.
Psalm 10:9
He lurks in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people after he draws them into his net.
Psalm 17:12
Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear its prey apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
Isaiah 38:13
Until morning came, I thought you would crush my bones just like a hungry lion; both night and day you make an end of me.
Hosea 5:14
For I will be to Ephraim as a lion. And I will be like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away. I will carry off and there will be none to deliver.
Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return to Jehovah. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us. He has wounded us but he will bandage us.
Hosea 13:7-8
So I will be like a lion. Like a leopard I will wait by the road to ambush you.
Amos 5:18-20
Woe to you who desire the day of Jehovah! What will the day of Jehovah mean to you? It is darkness, and not light.