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Psalms 44:14

Thou makest us a byword among the nations, And causest the people to shake their heads at us.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

In Context

13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and a derision to those who are around us.

15My ignominy is continually before me, And shame covereth my face,

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Cross References

Job 17:6He made me the by-word of the people; Yea, I have become their abhorrence.

Psalms 79:4We have become the reproach of our neighbors,—The scorn and derision of those around us.

Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD! have mercy upon us, For we are overwhelmed with 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

Study Psalms 44:14

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