Psalm 22:13
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalm 35:21
They open their mouths wide against me;
They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
Job 16:10
“They have gaped at me with their mouths,
With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;
They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.
Psalm 17:12
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Lamentations 2:16
All your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [scornfully] hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have swallowed her up!
Certainly this is the day for which we waited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”
Lamentations 3:46
All our enemies have gaped at us.
Psalm 7:2
So that my enemy will not tear me like a lion,
Dragging me away while there is no one to rescue [me].
Psalm 22:7
All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
Psalm 35:17
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
Ezekiel 22:27-28
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was
Matthew 26:59-65
Now the chief priests and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) tried to get false witnesses to testify against Jesus, so that they might [have a reason to] put Him to death.
1 Peter 5:8
Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
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Gaped, etc
All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
They open their mouths wide against me;
They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
“They have gaped at me with their mouths,
With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;
They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.
All your enemies
Have opened their mouths wide against you;
They [scornfully] hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, “We have swallowed her up!
Certainly this is the day for which we waited;
We have reached it, we have seen it!”
All our enemies have gaped at us.
As a
Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
So that my enemy will not tear me like a lion,
Dragging me away while there is no one to rescue [me].
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Lord, how long will You look on [without action]?
Rescue my life from their destructions,
My only life from the young lions.
General references
They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.