Lamentations 3:10
"He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

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 Hos 5:14 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (6 words)

H1677 דֹּב
Definition:

15,feminine2Kings 2:24 (seldom)bear(from soft or gliding motion, Late Hebrewid., EthiopicAssyriandabû(?) DlS 55; Aramaicדּוּבָּא,; Arabic,, is however a loan-word compare HomNS 301 f.); — absoluteדֹּב 15,feminine2Kings 2:24 (seldom)bear(from soft or gliding motion, Late Hebrewid., EthiopicAssyriandabû(?) DlS 55; Aramaicדּוּבָּא,; Arabic,, is however a loan-word compare HomNS 301 f.); — absoluteדֹּב

H0693 אָרַב
Definition:

11;Judges 21:20;אָרָֽבְתִּי׃Job 31:9;אָֽרְבוּPsalm 59:4;Lamentations 4:19;ImperfectיֶאֱרֹבPsalm 10:9(twice in verse);יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּProverbs 1:18;Micah 7:2;וָיֶּ˜ אֶרְבוּJudges 9:34;Judges 16:2;נֶָֽאֶרְבָה 11;Judges 21:20;אָרָֽבְתִּי׃Job 31:9;אָֽרְבוּPsalm 59:4;Lamentations 4:19;ImperfectיֶאֱרֹבPsalm 10:9(twice in verse);יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּProverbs 1:18;Micah 7:2;וָיֶּ˜ אֶרְבוּJudges 9:34;Judges 16:2;נֶָֽאֶרְבָה

Possible Meanings:
  • ambuscade (semantic_range)
  • their intrigue (semantic_range)
H1931 הוּא
Definition:

23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both 23Kt, seeהוּא.הוּאmasculineהִיאfeminine(plural masculineהֵ֫מָּה,הֵם; feminineהֵ֫נָּה,הֵן[the latter only with prefixes]; see these words),pronoun of the 3rd person singular,he, she, used also(in both

H0738 אֲרִי
Definition:

15lion(Assyrianaria, Ethiopicwild beast, compare alsoאַרְיֵהbelow) —אֲרִיAmos 3:1213t.+2 Samuel 23:20Qr (Ktאריה),Lamentations 3:10(id.) +Psalm 22:17(כָּֽאֲרִיfor wh .rdכאדו=כָּרוּcompare De Pe Che cri 15lion(Assyrianaria, Ethiopicwild beast, compare alsoאַרְיֵהbelow) —אֲרִיAmos 3:1213t.+2 Samuel 23:20Qr (Ktאריה),Lamentations 3:10(id.) +Psalm 22:17(כָּֽאֲרִיfor wh .rdכאדו=כָּרוּcompare De Pe Che cri

H0738 אֲרִי
Definition:

15lion(Assyrianaria, Ethiopicwild beast, compare alsoאַרְיֵהbelow) —אֲרִיAmos 3:1213t.+2 Samuel 23:20Qr (Ktאריה),Lamentations 3:10(id.) +Psalm 22:17(כָּֽאֲרִיfor wh .rdכאדו=כָּרוּcompare De Pe Che cri 15lion(Assyrianaria, Ethiopicwild beast, compare alsoאַרְיֵהbelow) —אֲרִיAmos 3:1213t.+2 Samuel 23:20Qr (Ktאריה),Lamentations 3:10(id.) +Psalm 22:17(כָּֽאֲרִיfor wh .rdכאדו=כָּרוּcompare De Pe Che cri

H4565 מִסְתָּר
Definition:

9;Habakkuk 3:14; usually pluralמִסְתָּרִיםJeremiah 13:176t.; suffixמִסְתָּרָיוJeremiah 49:10; —1secret place(s), concealed from view,Jeremiah 13:17; where treasures are storedIsaiah 45:3.2hiding-place 9;Habakkuk 3:14; usually pluralמִסְתָּרִיםJeremiah 13:176t.; suffixמִסְתָּרָיוJeremiah 49:10; —1secret place(s), concealed from view,Jeremiah 13:17; where treasures are storedIsaiah 45:3.2hiding-place

Possible Meanings:
  • act of hiding (semantic_range)

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