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Verse 9

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

Referenced Verses

Ps 59:3 : 3 For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.
Ps 17:12 : 12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
Mic 7:2 : 2 Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.
Nah 2:11-12 : 11 Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them? 12 The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
Hab 1:15 : 15 The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.
Hab 3:14 : 14 You pierce the heads of his warriors with a spear. They storm forward to scatter us; they shout with joy as if they were plundering the poor with no opposition.
Zech 11:3 : 3 Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.
John 10:12 : 12 The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
Acts 23:21 : 21 So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”
Ps 35:10 : 10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
Ps 37:14 : 14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
Job 5:15-16 : 15 So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. 16 Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.
Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
Ps 109:31 : 31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.
Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
Prov 14:31 : 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
Prov 22:16 : 16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
Prov 28:15 : 15 Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Isa 3:15 : 15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” The Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken.
Isa 32:7 : 7 A deceiver’s methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.
Jer 5:26 : 26 “Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.
Lam 3:10 : 10 ד(Dalet) To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.
Ezek 19:3-6 : 3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 5 “‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. 6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
Ezek 22:29 : 29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice.
Amos 2:6-7 : 6 God Will Judge Israel This is what the LORD says:“Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals. 7 They trample on the dirt-covered heads of the poor; they push the destitute away. A man and his father go to the same girl; in this way they show disrespect for my moral purity.
Amos 3:4 : 4 Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Amos 5:11-12 : 11 Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted. 12 Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.