Ratapan 3:10

ד (Dalet)

3:10 To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, ¹ 

like a hidden lion ²  stalking its prey. ³ 

Ratapan 3:35

3:35 to deprive a person ⁴  of his rights ⁵ 

in the presence of the Most High,

[3:10]  ¹ tn Heb “he is to me [like] a bear lying in wait.”

[3:10]  ² tc The Kethib is written אַרְיֵה (’aryeh, “lion”), while the Qere is אֲרִי (’ari, “lion”), simply a short spelling of the same term (BDB 71 s.v. אַרְיֵה).

[3:10]  ³ tn Heb “a lion in hiding places.”

[3:35]  ⁴ tn The speaking voice is still that of the גֶּבֶר (gever, “man”), but the context and line are more universal in character.

[3:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “to turn away a man’s justice,” that is, the justice or equitable judgment he would receive. See the previous note regarding the “man.”