Lamentations 3:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 10:16 : 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
Ps 10:9 : 9 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.
Ps 17:12 : 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Isa 38:13 : 13 I 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.
Hos 5:14 : 14 For 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 6:1 : 1 Come, 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 13:7-8 : 7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 8 I 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.
Amos 5:18-20 : 18 Woe 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. 19 As 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. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Lam 3:11-12
2 verses
85%
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Ps 17:12
83%
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Lam 3:9
82%
9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Ps 10:8-10
3 verses
81%
8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
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.
10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
Ps 22:12-13
2 verses
78%
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Hos 13:7-8
2 verses
78%
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.
Lam 3:5-7
3 verses
77%
5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
6He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Ps 7:2
76%
2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Job 10:16
75%
16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.
Job 16:9-14
6 verses
75%
9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
13His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
14He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.
Job 33:10-11
2 verses
75%
10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Amos 5:19
75%
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.
Lam 3:2-3
2 verses
74%
2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
Job 18:10
74%
10The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Isa 38:13
74%
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.
Nah 2:11-12
2 verses
74%
11Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
Ps 57:4
73%
4My soul is among lions: and I lie{H8799)} even among them that are set on fire{H8802)}, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Ps 142:3
73%
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Job 38:40
73%
40When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
Jer 25:38
73%
38He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Ezek 19:6
73%
6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Jer 20:10
73%
10For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Ps 140:5
73%
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Jer 12:8
73%
8Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it.
Prov 28:15
73%
15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Ps 143:3
72%
3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Lam 3:16
72%
16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
Ps 71:10
72%
10For mine enemies{H8802)} speak{H8804)} against me; and they that lay wait{H8802)} for my soul take counsel{H8738)} together,
Lam 1:13
72%
13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Job 19:8
72%
8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
Ps 56:6
72%
6They gather themselves together{H8799)}, they hide {H8799)}{H8675)}{H8686)} themselves, they mark{H8799)} my steps, when they wait{H8765)} for my soul.
Job 19:11
72%
11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
Ps 17:9
72%
9From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Joel 1:6
72%
6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
Jer 18:22
71%
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.