Psalms 44:13
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and a derision to those who are around us.
Noyes Bible
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 sellest thy people for nought, And increasest not thy wealth by their price.
14Thou makest us a byword among the nations, And causest the people to shake their heads at us.
Cross References
Psalms 80:6Thou hast made us the object of strife to our neighbors, And our enemies hold us in derision.
Psalms 89:51With which thine enemies have reproached me, O LORD! With which they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed!
Isaiah 52:3For thus saith Jehovah: For naught were ye sold, And without money shall ye be ransomed.
Jeremiah 48:27Was not Israel a derision to thee? Was he found among thieves, That, as often as thou spakest of him, thou shouldst shake thy 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 →