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Lamentations 3

Lam. 3:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He was unto me as a bear
dob (Hebrew #1677)
from 1680; the bear (as slow)
KJV usage: bear.
Pronounce: dobe
Origin: or (fully) dowb {dobe}
i lying in wait
'arab (Hebrew #693)
to lurk
KJV usage: (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
Pronounce: aw-rab'
Origin: a primitive root
, and as a lion
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
in secret places
mictar (Hebrew #4565)
properly, a concealer, i.e. a covert
KJV usage: secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: mis-tawr'
Origin: from 5641
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Hos. 5:14• 14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. (Hos. 5:14)
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Hos. 13:7‑8• 7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
 8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. (Hos. 13:7‑8)

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Cross References

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Job 10:16• 16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me. (Job 10:16)
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Isa. 38:13• 13I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. (Isa. 38:13)
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Hos. 5:14• 14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. (Hos. 5:14)
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Hos. 6:1• 1Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. (Hos. 6:1)
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Hos. 13:7‑8• 7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
 8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. (Hos. 13:7‑8)
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Amos 5:18‑20• 18Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.
 19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
 20Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? (Amos 5:18‑20)
in secret.
Psa. 10:9• 9He 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. (Psa. 10:9)
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Psa. 17:12• 12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. (Psa. 17:12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.