Daleth
“Yahweh is
Like a bear
Lying in wait.
Yahweh is
Like a lion
In hiding.
He led me
Off my way.
He tore me to pieces.
He has made me
Desolate.
He bent his bow.
He set me
As a mark
For his arrow.”
Yahweh was like a bear or a lion waiting to attack this author. He was afraid to be torn into pieces since he had become desolate. Meanwhile, Yahweh has aimed his bow and arrow at him. This is a man in a lot of trouble. These three verses start with the Hebrew consonant letter Daleth in this acrostic poem.
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