Lamentations 3:14

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Lamentations 3:14

I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

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Their sitting and their rising, look thou: I their song.

And he will say before his brethren and the strength of Shomeron, and he will say, What are the feeble Jews doing? will they leave to themselves? will they sacrifice? will they finish in a day? will they give life to the stones of the heaps of dust, and they being burnt?

And now the younger than I laughed upon me, which I rejected their fathers to set with the dogs of my flock.

And I a worm and not a man; a reproach of man, and the people despised me.

And in my halting they rejoiced, and they were gathered together: they smiting were gathered together against me, and I knew not; they rent asunder and ceased not:

Thou wilt set us a reproach to our neighbors, and a derision and scorn to them round about us.

And I will give my clothing sackcloth, and I for a parable to them.

We were a reproach to our neighbors, a derision and scorn to those being round about us.

Compassionate us, O Jehovah, compassionate us: for we were much filled with contempt

For there they carrying us away captive asked us the words of a song; and they heaping us up gladness; Sing to us from the song of Zion.

Thou didst persuade me, O Jehovah, and I shall be persuaded: thou didst hold me fast, and thou wilt prevail: I was for a derision all the day, all mocking to me.

And if Israel was not a derision to thee? if he was found among thieves? for after thy speaking of him thou wilt move to and fro.

And they coming near, blasphemed him, shaking their heads,

For I think that God has exhibited us the last sent, as exposed to death; for we were a theatre to the world, and to messengers, and to men.