Lamentations 3:16 BSB

Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס	vai.yag.Res	and he has broken	H1638 →
בֶּֽחָצָץ֙	be.cha.Tzatz	with <the> gravel	H2687 →
שִׁנָּ֔י	shi.Nai	teeth my	H8127 →
הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי	hikh.pi.Sha.ni	he has made cower me	H3728 →
בָּאֵֽפֶר׃	ba.'E.fer	in <the> ash[es]	H665 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 3:7
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
leads to
- Job 29:17
  I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 58:6
  O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Job 16:10
  They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Psalms 59:5
  O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah
- Psalms 10:12
  Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
Through
Proverbs 20:17
Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
leads to
- Lamentations 3:15–16
  He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9
  Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes,…
Through
Psalms 58:6
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
leads to
- Psalms 3:7
  Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 20:17Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.Psalms 58:6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.Psalms 102:9For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears Jonah 3:6When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.Matthew 7:9Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.Job 2:8And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.Luke 11:11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?Nahum 3:6I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.

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