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Lamentations 3:10

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

KJV

Ursus insidians factus est mihi, leo in absconditis.

Vulgate

ἄρκος ἐνεδρεύουσα, αὐτός μοι λέων ἐν κρυφαίοις·

LXX

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

ASV

דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔/י אריה אֲרִ֖י בְּ/מִסְתָּרִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
אֹרֵ֖ב
'rb
verb · 41×
דֻּבִּים֙
dbym
noun · 12×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
מִּסְתָּֽר
mstr
noun · 10×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Hos 13:7 — Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
  • Job 10:16 — For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.