He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. Cross References Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. Psalm 10:2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. Psalm 10:10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. Psalm 17:12 like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush. Psalm 22:13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul. Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah Psalm 59:3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. Psalm 140:5 The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah Proverbs 24:15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. Isaiah 3:14 The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: "You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. Jeremiah 5:26 For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. Daniel 6:7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions. Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. Habakkuk 1:15 The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. Treasury of Scripture He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net. He lieth Psalm 17:12 Psalm 59:3 Micah 7:2 secretly. Lamentations 3:10 Amos 3:4 Nahum 2:11,12 to catch Jeremiah 5:26 Ezekiel 19:3-6 Habakkuk 1:15 poor, when Psalm 12:5 Psalm 35:10 Psalm 37:14 |