Psalm 79:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Every nation around us sneers and makes fun.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:7

I will no longer let my people Israel live in this land I gave them. I will desert this temple where I said I would be worshipped. Then people everywhere will think this nation is only a joke and will make fun of it.

Nehemiah 1:3

They told me, “Those captives who have come back are having all kinds of troubles. They are terribly disgraced, Jerusalem's walls are broken down, and its gates have been burnt.”

Nehemiah 2:19

When Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard about our plans, they started insulting us and saying, “Just look at you! Do you plan to rebuild the walls of the city and rebel against the king?”

Psalm 80:6

Because of you, our enemies who live nearby laugh and joke about us.

Psalm 89:41

All who pass by take what they want, and nations everywhere joke about the king.

Isaiah 43:28

That's why I don't allow your priests to serve me; I let Israel be destroyed and your people disgraced.

Jeremiah 24:9

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

Jeremiah 25:18

I started with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, and the king and his officials were removed from power in disgrace. Everyone still makes insulting jokes about them and uses their names as curse words.

Jeremiah 42:18

I, the LORD, was angry with the people of Jerusalem and punished them. And if you go to Egypt, I will be angry and punish you the same way. You will never again see your homeland. People will be horrified at what I do to you, and they will use the name of your city as a curse word.

Jeremiah 51:51

You feel ashamed and disgraced, because foreigners have entered my sacred temple.

Lamentations 1:11

Everyone in the city groans while searching for food; they trade their valuables for barely enough scraps to stay alive. Jerusalem shouts to the LORD, “Please look and see how miserable I am!”

Lamentations 5:1

Our LORD, don't forget how we have suffered and been disgraced.

Ezekiel 22:5

and people far and near will make fun of your misery.

Ezekiel 35:12

And you will finally realize that I heard you laugh at their destruction and say their land was yours to take.

Ezekiel 36:3

They ruined and crushed you from every side, and foreign nations captured and made fun of you.

Daniel 9:16

In the past, you treated us with such kindness, that we now beg you to stop being so terribly angry with Jerusalem. After all, it is your chosen city built on your holy mountain, even though it has suffered public disgrace because of our sins and those of our ancestors.

Zephaniah 3:18

The LORD has promised: Your sorrow has ended, and you can celebrate.

Zechariah 8:13

People of Judah and Israel, you have been a curse to the nations, but I will save you and make you a blessing to them. So don't be afraid or lose courage.

Deuteronomy 28:37

People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.