Thematic Bible: In rage against the righteous
Thematic Bible
Gnashing of teeth » In rage against the righteous
Now when they heard this [accusation and understood its implication], they were cut to the heart, and they began grinding their teeth [in rage] at him.
Verse Concepts
“His wrath has torn me and hunted me down,
He has gnashed at me with his teeth;
My adversary sharpens His gaze and glares [with piercing eyes] at me.
Like godless jesters at a feast,
They gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice].
The wicked plots against the righteous
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
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!”