Lam 2:16 | JFB | STEP | 16-17. For the transposition of Hebrew letters (Pe and Ain, , ) in the order of verses, see Introduction. opened ... mouth-- as ravening, roaring wild beasts ( , ; ). Herein Jerusalem was a type of Messiah. gnash ... teeth-- in vindictive malice. we have seen it-- ( ). Ain.

‏ Lamentations 2:16

16-17. For the transposition of Hebrew letters (Pe and Ain, La 2:16, 17) in the order of verses, see Introduction.

opened ... mouth--as ravening, roaring wild beasts (Job 16:9, 10; Psa 22:13). Herein Jerusalem was a type of Messiah.

gnash ... teeth--in vindictive malice.

we have seen it--(Psa 35:21).

Ain.