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Psalms 44:14

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Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
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  1. Jeremiah 24:9Rank 1 from verse 14
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    9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

  2. 2 Kings 19:21Rank 2 from verse 14
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    21This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

  3. Deuteronomy 28:37Rank 3 from verse 14
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    37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

  4. Job 16:4Rank 4 from verse 14
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    4I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.

  5. Job 17:6Rank 5 from verse 14
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    6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

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Psalms 44:14

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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byword

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A saying, name, or example repeatedly spoken among people, especially as an object of reproach, scorn, warning, or astonishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heathen

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A Gentile or nation outside Israel; one associated with the worship of other gods.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shaking

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of shake, meaning to move rapidly back and forth; to cause to tremble, loosen, overthrow, or become unsettled.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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13Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

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

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15My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

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