Psalms 44:14
You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
In Context
13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.
15All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
2 Kings 19:21This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
Nehemiah 2:17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Job 17:6He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit.
Psalms 79:4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.
Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.
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 →