Lamentations 3:10
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Cross-reference
In Job 10:16, God hunting like a lion mirrors the bear and lion imagery here, both depicting God as predator.
Psalm 10:9 describes a wicked man lurking like a lion — the same 'lying in wait' image applied to God here.
Psalm 17:12 compares the wicked to a lion eager to tear — parallel to God's predatory stance.
In Isaiah 38:13, God breaks bones like a lion, echoing the same savage animal metaphor for divine attack.
In Hosea 5:14, God declares He will tear like a lion, directly paralleling the lion lying in wait here.
In Hosea 6:1, God tears like a lion but also heals, adding a note of restoration not present in this lament.
In Hosea 13:7, God lurks like a lion along the path, the same predator imagery used for divine judgment.
Hosea 13:8 uses the same bear and lion imagery to depict God's fierce judgment on Israel.
Job 16:9 depicts God tearing him in wrath — similar to Lamentations' depiction of God as a predator.
Amos 5:18-20 pairs bear and lion to illustrate the terror of the day of the Lord, echoing the predator imagery.