Lamentations 3:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He has made my teeth grind on gravel; he has made me cower in ashes;

Cross References

Job 2:8

Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself and sat among the ashes.

Job 4:10

The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Psalm 102:9

Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink,

Psalm 3:7

Rise up, O Lord! Deliver me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.

Psalm 58:6

O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

Proverbs 20:17

Bread gained by deceit is sweet, but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.

Jeremiah 6:26

O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only child, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Jonah 3:6

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Matthew 7:9

Is there anyone among you who, if your child asked for bread, would give a stone?

Luke 11:11

Is there anyone among you who, if your child asked for a fish, would give a snake instead of a fish?