Lamentations 3:46

Lamentations 3:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
• New International Version (NIV)“All our enemies have opened their mouths wide against us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"All our enemies open their mouths against us;
• New King James Version (NKJV)All our enemies Have opened their mouths against us.

Context of Lamentations 3:46

44You have covered Yourself with a cloud So that no prayer can pass through. 45You have made us scum and refuse Among the peoples (Gentile nations). All our enemies have gaped at us. 47Panic and pitfall (traps, danger) have come on us, Devastation and destruction. 48My eyes overflow with streams of tears Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people (Jerusalem).

Lamentations 3:46 word by word

פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All our enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• have openedפָּצָהpâtsâh · to openH6475
• their mouthsפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:46

• Lamentations 2:16All 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!”
• Exodus 11:7But not even a dog will threaten any of the Israelites, whether man or animal, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge how the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’
• Job 30:9“And now I have become [the subject of] their taunting; Yes, I am a byword and a laughingstock to them.
• Psalms 22:6But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man; I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.
• Psalms 44:13You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those around us.
• Psalms 79:4We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation], A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.
• Matthew 27:38At the same time two robbers were crucified with Jesus, one on the right and one on the left.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:46

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-54Verses 42-54 The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-66In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 46-4846-48. Pe is put before Ain (La 3:43, 46), as in La 2:16, 17; 4:16, 17. (La 2:16.)Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Chain
• Derision
• Grieve
• Imagination
• Offscouring
• Poetry
• Acrostic
• Alphabet
• Lamentations, Book of
• Poetry, Hebrew

Commentaries on Lamentations 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings