Psalms 44:13
(44-14) Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
12(44-13) Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.
14(44-15) Thou 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 the LORD shall lead thee away.
Psalms 80:6(80-7) Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.
Psalms 89:51(89-52) Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.
Isaiah 52:3For thus saith the LORD: Ye were sold for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? Was he found among thieves? For as often as thou speakest of him, thou waggest 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 →