Psalms 22:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.”
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BSBPD
“They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“They gape upon me with their mouth, Asa ravening and a roaring lion.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 22:13 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 16:10They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
- Psalms 17:12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
- Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- Psalms 22:21Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- Psalms 35:17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
- Psalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
- Lamentations 2:16All 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!”
- Lamentations 3:46All our enemies open their mouths against us.
- Ezekiel 22:27Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
- Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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