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Psalm 44:13–14

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44:13You made us34 an object of disdain to our neighbors;

those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.35

44:14You made us36 an object of ridicule37 among the nations;

foreigners treat us with contempt.38

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Footnotes

  1. 34 The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).
  2. 35 Heb “an [object of] taunting and [of] mockery to those around us.”
  3. 36 The prefixed verbal form is a preterite (without vav [ו] consecutive).
  4. 37 Heb “a proverb,” or “[the subject of] a mocking song.”
  5. 38 Heb “a shaking of the head among the peoples.” Shaking the head was a derisive gesture (see Jer 18:16; Lam 2:15).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,

the derision and scorn of those around us.

You have made us a byword among the nations,

a laughingstock among the peoples.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors,

the scorn and derision of those around us.

You have made us a byword among the nations;

the peoples shake their heads at us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,

a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.

You make us a joke among the nations,

a laughingstock among the peoples.

NLTNew Living Translation

You let our neighbors mock us.

We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.

You have made us the butt of their jokes;

they shake their heads at us in scorn.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You have made us a taunt to our neighbors,

a derision and a scorn to those around us.

You have made us a byword among the nations,

a shaking of the head among the peoples.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours,

A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen,

A shaking of the head among the people.