10 Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
10 He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
10 He's a prowling bear tracking me down, a lion in hiding ready to pounce.
10 He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
10 He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Lamentations 3:10
Commentary on Lamentations 3:1-20
(Read Lamentations 3:1-20)
The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord had become terrible to him. It was an affliction that was misery itself; for sin makes the cup of affliction a bitter cup. The struggle between unbelief and faith is often very severe. But the weakest believer is wrong, if he thinks that his strength and hope are perished from the Lord.