Lamentations 3:10 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding-places.
English ASV
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
English Amplified
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, and like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, and like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
He is a bear waiting in ambush, a lion in hiding.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He is unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.
English EASY 2024
God waits to attack me, like a bear. He hides like a lion that wants to kill.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
He is like a bear about to attack me, like a lion that is in a hiding place.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
English GNT (Good News Translation)
He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
English God's Word - GW 1995
He is like a bear waiting to ambush me, like a lion in hiding.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
He is a bear waiting in ambush, a lion in hiding;
English KJV 1611
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
English LSB
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He is to me a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in secret places.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
A lurking bear he has been to me, a lion in ambush!
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
He has been like a bear waiting to attack me. He has been like a lion hiding in the bushes.
English NIV
Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
English NKJ 1982
He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
English NLT
He hid like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
He has become to me like a bear ready to pounce or a lion lying in wait.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
He is to me like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
He lurks like a bear, like a lion, waiting to attack me.
English Tyndale 1537
Daleth. He layeth wait for me like a Bear, and as a lion in a hole.