Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
Now I am mocked by their songs;
I have become an object of scorn to them.
1 Kings 9:7
I will cut off Israel from the land I gave them, and I will reject the temple I have sanctified for My name. Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
Psalm 44:14
You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock among the peoples.

As a tabret

Genesis 31:27
Why did you secretly flee from me, deceive me, and not tell me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and lyres,
Isaiah 5:12
At their feasts they have lyre, harp,
tambourine, flute, and wine.
They do not perceive the Lord’s actions,
and they do not see the work of His hands.

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