Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
General references
Bible References
He lieth
Acts 23:21
"Now do not let them persuade, for more than forty men are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse, not to eat nor drink until they have killed him; even now they are all ready, awaiting your consent."
To catch
John 10:12
"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming??nd the wolf worries them and scatters them.
General references
Matthew 2:7
Thereupon Herod sent secretly for the Magi, and found out from them the time when the star appeared.