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Lamentations 2:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Lamentations 2:16

Verse 16 of 22

Scripture focus

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed [her] up: certainly this [is] the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen [it].

Lamentations 2:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Lamentations 2:16

Theological / Devotional

All. The Hebrew letters pe’ and ‘ayin, which begin vs. 16, 17 respectively in the Hebrew Bible, are in the reverse of their usual alphabetical order (see on ch. 1:1). No satisfactory explanation for this change has been found. The reversal occurs also in ch. 3:46, 49 and in ch. 4:16, 17, and is thus characteristic of the author of Lamentations.

Opened their mouth. That is, to devour (see Ps. 22:13).

Gnash the teeth. An expression of hatred and contempt (see Ps. 35:16 ; 37:12).

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