Psalm 79:4
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4 We have become the reproach of our neighbors,
the scorn and derision of those around us.(A)
Psalm 80:7
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7 You have left us to be fought over by our neighbors;
our enemies deride us.(A)
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we have our fill of contempt.(A)
4 Our souls are more than sated
with mockery from the insolent,
with contempt from the arrogant.
Job 12:4
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4 I have become the sport of my neighbors:[a]
“The one whom God answers when he calls upon him,
The just, the perfect man,” is a laughingstock;(A)
Footnotes
- 12:4–5 The Hebrew is somewhat obscure, but the general sense is that the wicked mock the pious when the latter appear to be abandoned by God; cf. Ps 22:7–9; Mt 27:39–43.
Daniel 9:16
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16 Lord, in keeping with all your just deeds, let your anger and your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. On account of our sins and the crimes of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become the reproach of all our neighbors.
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