Psalm 79:4

God's Word

We have become a disgrace to our neighbors, an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:7

then I will cut Israel out of the land I gave them. I will reject this temple that I declared holy for my name. Israel will be an example and an object of ridicule for all the people of the world.

Nehemiah 1:3

They told me, “Those who survived captivity are in the province. They are enduring serious troubles and being insulted. The wall of Jerusalem has been broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.”

Nehemiah 2:19

When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite servant, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they made fun of us and ridiculed us. They asked, “What are you doing? Are you going to rebel against the king?”

Psalm 80:6

You made us a source of conflict to our neighbors, and our enemies made fun of us.

Psalm 89:41

(Everyone who passed by robbed him. He has become the object of his neighbors’ scorn.)

Isaiah 43:28

That is why I will corrupt the leaders of the holy place. I will claim Jacob for destruction. I will set up Israel for ridicule.

Jeremiah 24:9

I will make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth. They will be a disgrace and an example. They will become something ridiculed and cursed wherever I scatter them.

Jeremiah 25:18

Jerusalem and the cities of Judah as well as its kings and officials. When they drank from it, they became wastelands and ruins, something ridiculed and cursed, until today.

Jeremiah 42:18

“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and my fury were poured out on those who live in Jerusalem, so my fury will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become a curse word. You will become something ridiculed, cursed, and disgraced. You won’t see this place again.

Jeremiah 51:51

We have been put to shame, and we have been disgraced. Shame covers our faces, because foreigners have gone into the holy places of the Lord’s temple.

Lamentations 1:11

All the people are groaning as they beg for bread. They trade their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. ‘O Lord, look and see how despised I am!’ ”

Lamentations 5:1

“Remember, O Lord, what has happened to us. Take a look at our disgrace!

Ezekiel 22:5

Those near and those far away will mock you. Your name will be dishonored, and you will be filled with confusion.

Ezekiel 35:12

Then you will know that I, the Lord, heard all the insults that you spoke about the mountains of Israel. You said, “They have been deserted and handed over to us to use up.”

Ezekiel 36:15

I will no longer let you hear the insults from the nations. You will no longer suffer the disgrace of the people. You will never again take the children away from your own nation, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 36:3

“So prophesy. Say, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Your enemies turned you into ruins and crushed you from every side. You became the possession of the rest of the nations, and people began to talk and gossip about you.

Daniel 9:16

Lord, since you are very righteous, turn your anger and fury away from your city, Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Jerusalem and your people are insulted by everyone around us because of our sins and the wicked things our ancestors did.

Zephaniah 3:18

“I will gather those among you who are troubled because of the festivals. They bear a burden of disgrace.

Zechariah 8:13

Just as you, people of Judah and people of Israel, have been a curse among the nations, so I will now save you, and you will become a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands work hard.

Deuteronomy 28:37

You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the Lord will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.