Psalms 44:14

14 You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.

Psalms 44:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
ESV
14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
NLT
14 You have made us the butt of their jokes; they shake their heads at us in scorn.
MSG
14 You made us a joke among the godless, a cheap joke among the rabble.
CSB
14 You make us a joke among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

Psalms 44:14 In-Context

12 You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.
13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us.
15 I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame
16 at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S 1 Kings 9:7
  • 2. S 2 Kings 19:21; Psalms 109:25; Jeremiah 24:9
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