Psalms 44:13
You make us a rebuke to our neighbors, 1 scoffed and mocked by those around us. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
12You sell your people for nothing; 1 you have not increased your wealth by doing so. 1
14You make us an insult among the nations, 1 a shaking of the head among the peoples. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:37You will become a source of horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away.
Psalms 80:6You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, 1 and our enemies laugh about us among themselves. 1
Psalms 89:51Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; 1 they mock the footsteps of your anointed one. 1
Isaiah 52:3For this is what Yahweh says, “You were sold for nothing, and you will be redeemed without money.” 1
Jeremiah 48:27For did not Israel become an object for laughter to you? Was he found among thieves, so that you shook your head at him as often as you spoke about him? 1
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 →