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Psalms 79:4

79:3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

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We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

We are become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

79:5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

What does Psalms 79:4 mean?

Psalms 79:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh), שָׁכֵן (shâkên), לַעַג (laʻag).

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We
are
become
a
reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
to
our
neighbours,שָׁכֵןshâkên/shaw-kane'/H7934a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen
a
scornלַעַגlaʻag/lah'-ag/H3933derision, scoffing
and
derisionקֶלֶסqeleç/keh'-les/H7047a laughing-stock
to
them
that
are
round
aboutסָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
us.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 79:4.

Psalms 44:13

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

Psalms 31:11

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

Psalms 79:12

And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Psalms 89:41

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

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What does Psalms 79:4 say?

Psalms 79:4 (King James Version) reads: "We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us."

Is Psalms 79:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 79:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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