Psalms 58:6

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O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

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  • Ps 3:7 : 7 Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.
  • Job 29:17 : 17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”
  • Job 4:10-11 : 10 There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken. 11 The mighty lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
  • Ps 10:15 : 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
  • Ps 91:13 : 13 You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 The Lord Will Defend Zion Indeed, this is what the LORD has said to me:“The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.
  • Ezek 30:21-26 : 21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged for healing or set with a dressing so that it might become strong enough to grasp a sword. 22 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong arm and the broken one, and I will make the sword drop from his hand. 23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among foreign countries. 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and I will place my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan like the fatally wounded before the king of Babylon. 25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he extends it against the land of Egypt. 26 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
  • Hos 5:14 : 14 The Lion Will Carry Israel Off Into Exile I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them!
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

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  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    84%

    10There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

    11The mighty lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Joel 1:6
    77%

    6For a nation has invaded my land, mighty and without number. Their teeth are lion’s teeth; they have the fangs of a lioness.

  • Ps 58:7
    77%

    7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!

  • Ps 3:7
    77%

    7Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

  • Job 29:17
    76%

    17I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

  • Ps 22:13
    75%

    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • Isa 5:29
    75%

    29Their roar is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

  • Nah 2:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?

    12The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

    13Battle Cry of the Divine Warrior“I am against you!” declares the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

  • Ps 17:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

    13Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

  • Ps 59:11-13
    3 verses
    74%

    11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

    13Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth!(Selah)

  • Ps 104:21
    74%

    21The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

  • Job 38:39-40
    2 verses
    73%

    39“Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,

    40when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket?

  • Ps 57:4
    73%

    4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

  • Prov 30:14
    73%

    14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

  • Ps 5:10
    73%

    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 58:5
    72%

    5that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake charmer.

  • Jer 5:6
    72%

    6So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the rift valley they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.

  • Ps 7:2
    72%

    2Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.

  • Jer 51:38
    72%

    38The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.

  • Ps 124:6
    72%

    6The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

    8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.

  • Jer 2:15
    72%

    15Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

  • Ps 59:7
    72%

    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Ps 35:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

    17O Lord, how long are you going to watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

  • Deut 32:24
    71%

    24They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

  • Rev 9:8
    70%

    8They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.

  • Num 23:24
    70%

    24Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”

  • Ezek 19:6
    70%

    6He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

  • Job 41:14
    70%

    14Who can open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

  • Ps 2:3
    70%

    3They say,“Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”

  • Ps 144:6
    70%

    6Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them!

  • Ps 74:14
    70%

    14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

  • Job 16:9
    70%

    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

  • Song 6:6
    70%

    6Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin; not one of them is missing.

  • Lam 3:16
    69%

    16ו(Vav) He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.

  • Ps 94:5
    69%

    5O LORD, they crush your people; they oppress the nation that belongs to you.

  • Isa 56:9
    69%

    9The Lord Denounces Israel’s Paganism All you wild animals in the fields, come and devour, all you wild animals in the forest!

  • Ps 149:6
    69%

    6May the praises of God be in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands,

  • Job 28:8
    69%

    8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.

  • Dan 6:24
    69%

    24The king gave another order, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den– they, their children, and their wives. They did not even reach the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.