10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; 1
he lies in ambush, waiting to catch 2 the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed 3 by pulling in his net. 4
1 tn Or “in its den.”
2 tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.
3 tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.
4 tn Or “when he [i.e., the wicked man] pulls in his net.”
sn The background of the imagery is hunting, where the hunter uses a net to entrap an unsuspecting bird or wild animal.