Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Lamentations 3:16 in English Standard Version "He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes;" Pr 20:17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. Jer 6:26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.