Lamentations 3:46

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Lamentations 3:44–48 · Berean Standard Bible

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.

45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.

46 All our enemies open their mouths against us.

47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.

48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.

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Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”

Exodus 11:7

But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Job 30:9

And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.

Job 30:10

They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Job 30:11

Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.

Psalms 22:6

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Psalms 22:7

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Psalms 22:8

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Psalms 44:13

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

Psalms 44:14

You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

Psalms 79:4

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

Psalms 79:10

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

Matthew 27:38

Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and the other on His left.

Matthew 27:39

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Matthew 27:41

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

Matthew 27:42

“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Matthew 27:44

In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.

Matthew 27:45

From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.