Psalms 22:13
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
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Compare
- BSB
- They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
- KJV
- They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
- WEB
- They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
- ASV
- They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
- DARBY
- They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
- BLB
- They open against me their mouths, a lion tearing and roaring.
- ÅB
- De åpner munnen imot meg
for å rive meg i biter som en brølende løve. - OTB
- De gapet mot meg med sine munner,
Som en glupsk og brølende løve. - B1930
- De spiler op sin munn imot mig som en sønderrivende og brølende løve.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Read in contextPsalms 35:21
They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
Read in contextPsalms 17:12
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Read in contextLamentations 3:46
All our enemies open their mouths against us.
Read in contextJob 16:10
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
Read in contextMatthew 26:3–4
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Read in contextMatthew 26:59–65
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Read in contextLamentations 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!”
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