He was] RV 'He is.' As a bear.. as a lion] God is even lying in wait to oppose him (Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:6).
Danger follows distress.
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Lamentations 3:10-12
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.