They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
The gaping mouths belong to the enemies who closed around Christ in His suffering just before the crucifixion. They opened upon Him like a ravening and roaring lion, a picture of a predator tearing and bellowing over its prey. The likeness lays bare their savage rage and bitter hostility. That rage broke out in mockery and abuse heaped upon Him as He stood surrounded by them.
The gaping mouths belong to the enemies who closed around Christ in His suffering just before the crucifixion. They opened upon Him like a ravening and roaring lion, a picture of a predator tearing and bellowing over its prey. The likeness lays bare their savage rage and bitter hostility. That rage broke out in mockery and abuse heaped upon Him as He stood surrounded by them.