Lamentations 3:46

New International Reader's Version

“All our enemies have opened their mouths wide to swallow us up.

Cross References

Psalm 22:13

They are like roaring lions that tear to pieces what they kill. They open their mouths wide to attack me.

Psalm 22:14

My strength is like water that is poured out on the ground. I feel as if my bones aren’t connected. My heart has turned to wax. It has melted away inside me.

Psalm 79:10

Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Show the nations that you punish those who kill your people. We want to see it happen.

Psalm 79:4

We are something our neighbors joke about. The nations around us laugh at us and make fun of us.

Exodus 11:7

But among the Israelites not even one dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the Lord treats Egypt differently from us.

Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies open their mouths wide against you. They laugh at you and grind their teeth. They say, “We have swallowed up Jerusalem’s people. This is the day we’ve waited for. And we’ve lived to see it.”