Lamentations 3:46
44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
All our enemies open their mouths against us.
47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.
48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- All our enemies open their mouths against us.
- KJV
- All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
- WEB
- “All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
- ASV
- All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
- DARBY
- All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.
- BLB
- They have opened their mouths against us—all our enemies;
- ÅB
- De spilte opp sin munn mot oss alle våre fiender.
- OTB
- Alle våre fiender har talt mot oss med åpne munner.
- B1930
- De spilte op sin munn mot oss alle våre fiender.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Lamentations 2:16
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Read in contextPsalms 22:6–8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
Read in contextPsalms 79:10
Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.
Read in contextExodus 11:7
But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
Read in contextPsalms 44:13–14
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
Read in contextJob 30:9–11
And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
Read in contextPsalms 79:4
We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
Read in contextMatthew 27:38–45
Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.
Read in context