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Lamentations 3:46 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Lamentations 3:46 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 46 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.”
Lamentations 3:46 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:46
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. This brief but poignant verse captures the experience of mockery and contempt that accompanied Jerusalem's destruction. The Hebrew phrase "opened their mouths" (patsu alenu pihem, פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם) is a vivid idiom describing wide-mouthed derision, scornful speech, and verbal assault. It appears elsewhere in Scripture to depict enemies' taunting and blasphemous speech (Psalm 22:13, 35:21, Job 16:10).The word "all" (kol, כֹּל) emphasizes the totality of the humiliation—not just one or two enemies, but all surrounding nations joined in ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:46
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“We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found”
“and no man; a reproach of men”
“a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.”
“one on his right hand and one on the left.”
“against man or animal; that you may know that Yahweh makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.”
“Where is their God? Let it be known among the nations”
“a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.”