8 A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land. 9 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. 10 They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
Job 30:8–10
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Job 17:5–7
5 If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail. 6 He has made me a byword among the people, a man in whose face they spit. 7 My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
Psalms 109:24–26
24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt. 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. 26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
Job 19:17–19
17 My breath is repulsive to my wife, and I am loathsome to my own family. 18 Even little boys scorn me; when I appear, they deride me. 19 All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
Psalms 79:3–5
3 They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. 4 We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us. 5 How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn lik…
Lamentations 3:13–15
13 He pierced my kidneys with His arrows. 14 I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long. 15 He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
Psalms 44:12–14
12 You sell Your people for nothing; no profit do You gain from their sale. 13 You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. 14 You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
Lamentations 3:44–46
44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through. 45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations. 46 All our enemies open their mouths against us.
Psalms 22:6–8
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: 8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
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