Psalms 44:13
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
In Context
12Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased [thy wealth] by their price;
14Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee.
Psalms 80:6Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.
Psalms 89:51Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Isaiah 52:3For thus saith Jehovah: Ye have sold yourselves for nought, and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves, that as oft as thou didst speak of him, thou didst shake the head?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 44:10-17
Afflicted Condition of Israel. 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a byword… Read the whole commentary →