Lamentations 2:16
Opened against thee their mouth have all thine enemies, They have hissed, yea, they gnash the teeth, They have said: 'We have swallowed her up, Surely this is the day that we looked for, We have found — we have seen.'This verse in the real world
In what words
- חָרַקchâraqto grate the teeth
- שָׁרַקshâraqproperly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)
- פָּצָהpâtsâhto rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
- אַךְʼaka particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
- בָּלַעbâlaʻto make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- קָוָהqâvâhto bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
- שֵׁןshêna tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- אֹיֵבʼôyêbhating; an adversary
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.