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Summary
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He lieth
To catch
Poor, when
General references
Bible References
He lieth
Psalm 17:12 They are like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.
like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Psalm 59:3 Lord, look! They set an ambush for me.
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
Powerful men attack me,
but not because of any sin or rebellion of mine.
Micah 7:2 Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Acts 23:21
Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”
Secretly
Lamentations 3:10
ד DaletHe is a bear waiting in ambush,
a lion in hiding.
a lion in hiding.
Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?
Nahum 2:11 Where is the lions’ lair,
or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness prowled,
and the lion’s cub,
with nothing to frighten them away?
or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness prowled,
and the lion’s cub,
with nothing to frighten them away?
Zechariah 11:3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds,
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,
for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,
for the thickets of the Jordan
To catch
Jeremiah 5:26 for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.
They set a trap;
they catch men.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.
They set a trap;
they catch men.
Ezekiel 19:3 She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
Habakkuk 1:15 The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook,
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.
catch them in their dragnet,
and gather them in their fishing net;
that is why they are glad and rejoice.
John 10:12 The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
Poor, when
Psalm 12:5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Psalm 35:10 My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
Psalm 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow
to bring down the afflicted and needy
and to slaughter those whose way is upright.
to bring down the afflicted and needy
and to slaughter those whose way is upright.
Psalm 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.
to save him from those who would condemn him.
Job 5:15 He saves the needy from their sharp words
and from the clutches of the powerful.
and from the clutches of the powerful.
Proverbs 14:31 The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
Proverbs 28:15 A wicked ruler over a helpless people
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Isaiah 3:15 Why do you crush My people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.
Isaiah 32:7 The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive;
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and unlawfully exploited the foreign resident.
Amos 2:6
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Israel
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
for three crimes, even four,
because they sell a righteous person for silver
and a needy person for a pair of sandals.
Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
Habakkuk 3:14 You pierce his head
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
General references
Exodus 20:13 Do not murder.
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.