Job 17:6

He has made me a byword to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.

Job 30:9

"And now I have become their taunt song; I have become a byword among them.

Psalm 44:14

You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.

Genesis 31:27

Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn't you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?

1 Kings 9:7

then I will remove Israel from the land I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed among all the nations.

Isaiah 5:12

They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

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Summary

He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.

Bible References

A by-word

Job 30:9
"And now I have become their taunt song; I have become a byword among them.
1 Kings 9:7
then I will remove Israel from the land I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed among all the nations.
Psalm 44:14
You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.

As a tabret

Genesis 31:27
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me? Why didn't you tell me so I could send you off with a celebration complete with singing, tambourines, and harps?
Isaiah 5:12
They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

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