"But He has mademe a bywordof the people,And I amone at whom men spit.
"Whydid you fleesecretlyand deceiveme, and did not tellme so that I might have sentyou awaywith joyand with songs,with timbreland with lyre;
then I will cutoffIsraelfrom the landwhichI have giventhem, and the housewhichI have consecratedfor My name,I will castout of My sight.So Israelwill becomea proverband a bywordamong allpeoples.
"I ama joketo my friends,The one who calledon Godand He answeredhim; The just[and] blameless[man] is a joke.
"Surelymockersare with me, And my eyegazeson their provocation.
"They abhorme [and] standalooffrom me, And they do not refrainfrom spittingat my face.
"And nowI have becometheir taunt,I have even becomea bywordto them.
You makeus a bywordamong the nations,A laughingstockamong the peoples.
Alldaylong my dishonoris beforeme And my humiliationhas overwhelmedme,
When I madesackclothmy clothing,I becamea bywordto them.
Their banquetsare [accompanied] by lyreand harp,by tambourineand flute,and by wine;But they do not payattentionto the deedsof the LORD,Nordo they considerthe workof His hands.
But the LORDsaidto Moses,"If her fatherhad but spitin her face,would she not bearher shamefor sevendays?Let her be shutup for sevendaysoutsidethe camp,and afterwardshe may be receivedagain."
