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

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

14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

14 You have made us the butt of their jokes; they shake their heads at us in scorn.

14 You made us a joke among the godless, a cheap joke among the rabble.

14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

14 You made our [defeat] a proverb among the nations so that people shake their heads at us.

14 You make us a joke among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

14 The nations make jokes about us. They shake their heads at us.

Psalms 44:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 44:14

Thou makest us a byword among the Heathen
Among the Papists, as the Jews were among the Gentiles, ( Deuteronomy 28:37 ) ( Jeremiah 24:9 ) ; calling them schismatics, heretics, fanatics, and what not? a shaking of the head among the people;
by way of indignation, scorn, and contempt; see ( Psalms 22:7 ) ( 109:25 ) .

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

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