We havebecomea reproachto our neighbors,A scoffingand derisionto those aroundus.
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.
They saidto me, "The remnanttherein the provincewhosurvivedthe captivityare in greatdistressand reproach,and the wallof Jerusalemis brokendownand its gatesare burnedwith fire."
But when Sanballatthe Horoniteand Tobiahthe Ammoniteofficial,and Geshemthe Arabheard[it], they mockedus and despisedus and said,"Whatis thisthingyou are doing?Are you rebellingagainstthe king?"
You makeus an objectof contentionto our neighbors,And our enemieslaughamong themselves.
Allwho passalongthe wayplunderhim; He hasbecomea reproachto his neighbors.
"So I will pollutethe princesof the sanctuary,And I will consignJacobto the banand Israelto revilement.
I will makethem a terror[and an] evilfor allthe kingdomsof the earth,as a reproachand a proverb,a tauntand a cursein allplaceswhereI will scatterthem.
Jerusalemand the citiesof Judahand its kings[and] its princes,to makethem a ruin,a horror,a hissingand a curse,as it is thisday;
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"As My angerand wrathhave been pouredout on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,soMy wrathwill be pouredout on you when you enterEgypt.And you will becomea curse,an objectof horror,an imprecationand a reproach;and you will seethisplacenomore."
We are ashamedbecausewe have heardreproach;Disgracehas coveredour faces,For alienshave enteredThe holyplacesof the LORD'Shouse.
Allher peoplegroanseekingbread;They have giventheir preciousthingsfor foodTo restoretheir livesthemselves. "See,O LORD,and look,For I amdespised."
Remember,O LORD,whathas befallenus; Look,and seeour reproach!
"Those whoare nearand those whoare farfrom you will mockyou, you of illrepute,fullof turmoil.
"Then you will knowthat I, the LORD,have heardallyour revilingswhichyou have spokenagainstthe mountainsof Israelsaying,'They are laiddesolate;they are givento us for food.'
"I will not let you hearinsultsfrom the nationsanymore,norwill you beardisgracefrom the peoplesanylonger,norwill you cause your nationto stumbleanylonger,"declaresthe LordGOD.'"
thereforeprophesyand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"For good reasonthey have madeyou desolateand crushedyou from everyside,that you would becomea possessionof the restof the nationsand you have been takenup in the talkand the whisperingof the people."'"
"O Lord,in accordance with allYour righteousacts,let nowYour angerand Your wrathturnawayfrom Your cityJerusalem,Your holymountain;for becauseof our sinsand the iniquitiesof our fathers,Jerusalemand Your people[have become] a reproachto allthose aroundus.
"I will gatherthose who grieveaboutthe appointedfeasts--They camefrom you, [O Zion]; [The] reproach[of exile] is a burdenon them.
It will comeabout that justas you were a curseamong the nations,O houseof Judahand houseof Israel,soI will saveyou that you may becomea blessing.Do not fear;let your handsbe strong.'
"You shall becomea horror,a proverb,and a tauntamong allthe peoplewherethe LORDdrivesyou.
