Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
General references
Bible References
Gaped, etc
Psalm 22:7
All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
All who see me laugh at me and mock me;
They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,
Psalm 35:21
They open their mouths wide against me;
They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”
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.
“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.
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!”
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.
All our enemies have gaped at us.
Matthew 26:3
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 Caiaphas,
As a
Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
Save me from the lion’s mouth;
From the horns of the wild oxen You answer me.
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].
So that my enemy will not tear me like a lion,
Dragging me away while there is no one to rescue [me].
Psalm 17:12
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
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.
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
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing and devouring the prey, shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
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.
General references
Psalm 118:11
They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.
They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];
In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.
Matthew 27:41
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
Luke 23:23
But they were insistent and unrelenting, demanding with loud voices that Jesus be crucified. And their voices began to prevail and accomplish their purpose.