Psalm 22:13
Strong's Lexicon
They open
פָּצ֣וּ (pā·ṣū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6475: 1) to part, open, separate, set free 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to open (mouth), utter 1a2) to snatch away, set free

their jaws
פִּיהֶ֑ם (pî·hem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

against me
עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

like lions
אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה (’ar·yêh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 738: 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions

that roar
וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ (wə·šō·’êḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7580: 1) (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress

and maul.
טֹרֵ֥ף (ṭō·rêp̄)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2963: 1) to tear, rend, pluck 1a) (Qal) to tear, rend 1b) (Niphal) to be torn in pieces 1c) (Poal) to be torn in pieces 1d) (Hiphil) to provide food

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Young's Literal Translation
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They open their mouths against me — lions, mauling and roaring.

New American Standard Bible
They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

King James Bible
They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.

New Living Translation
Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.

English Standard Version
they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.

New American Standard Bible
They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

King James Bible
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They open their mouths against me-- lions, mauling and roaring.

International Standard Version
Their mouths are opened wide toward me, like roaring and attacking lions.

NET Bible
They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

American Standard Version
They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

English Revised Version
They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Young's Literal Translation
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
















Cross References
Job 16:10
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Psalm 10:9
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

Psalm 17:12
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalm 35:21
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Lamentations 2:16
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 3:46
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 22:12
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

Psalm 22:11
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

Psalm 22:10
I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly.
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