10 Bible Verses about Byword

For every man, whether he be of the house of Israel, or a stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which departeth from me, and carrieth idols in his heart, purposing to go still stumbling in his own wickedness, and cometh to a Prophet, for to ask counsel at me through him: unto that man will I the LORD give answer, by mine own self. I will set my face against that man. And will make him to be an example for others; yea, and a common byword. And will root him out of my people, that he may know how that I am the LORD.

He hath made me as it were a byword of the common people. I am his jesting stock among them.

Now am I their song, and am become their jesting stock;

And thou shalt go to waste and be made an example and a jestingstock unto all nations whither the LORD shall carry thee.

But and if ye and your children shall turn away from after me, and shall not keep mine ordinances which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods and bow yourselves unto them: then I will weed Israel out of the land which I have given them. And this house which I have hallowed for my name, I will put out of my sight. And Israel shall be a proverb and a fable unto all nations. And this house which is so high, all that pass by it shall be astonished and shall hiss and say, 'Why hath the LORD dealt on this manner with this land and with this house?'read more.
And it shall be answered then, 'Because they forsook the LORD their God which brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods and have stooped unto him and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.'"

But and if ye turn away and forsake mine ordinances and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods and bow yourselves to them: then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them, and will cast this house which I have sanctified for my name out of my sight, and will make a proverb and a tale of it among all nations. And this house that is so high, shall be a wonder to all that passeth thereby that they shall say, 'Why hath the LORD dealt on this fashion with this land and with this house?'read more.
And it shall be answered then, 'Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and caught hold on other gods, and bowed to them and served them: even therefore brought he on them all this evil.'"

And like as thou knowest the naughty figs, which may not be eaten they are so evil: Even so will I, sayeth the LORD, let Zedekiah the king of Judah - yea, and all his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem that remain over in this land, and them also that dwell in Egypt - to be vexed and plagued in all kingdoms and lands. And will make them to be a reproof, a common byword, a laughingstock and shame, in all the places where I shall scatter them. I will send the sword, hunger and pestilence among them, until I have clean consumed them out of the land, that I gave unto them and their fathers."

The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, "Thou son of man, there were two women, that had one mother. These, when they were young, began to play the harlots in Egypt. There were their breasts bruised, and the paps of their maidenhead destroyed.read more.
The eldest of them was called Oholah and her youngest sister Oholibah. These two were mine, and bare sons and daughters. Their names were, Samaria, and that was Oholah: and Jerusalem, that was Oholibah. As for Oholah, she began to go a whoring, when I had taken her to me. She was set on fire upon her lovers the Assyrians, which had to do with her: even the princes and lords, that were decked in costly array: fair young men, lusty riders of horses. Thus through her whoredom, she cleaved unto all the young men of Assyria: Yea she was mad upon them, and defiled herself with all their Idols. Neither ceased she from the fornication, that she used with the Egyptians: for in her youth they lay with her, they bruised the breasts of her maidenhead, and poured their whoredom upon her. Wherefore, I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, even the Assyrians, whom she so loved. These discovered her shame, took her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: An evil name gat she of all people, and they punished her.

Let the priests that minister unto the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and say, "Spare, Lord, thy people: and deliver not thine heritage unto rebuke that the heathen should reign over them. Why should they say among the nations, 'Where is their God?'"

But now thou art far off, and puttest us to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies. Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our enemies, so that they which hate us spoil our goods. Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep, and scatterest us among the Heathen.read more.
Thou sellest thy people for naught, and takest no money for them. Thou makest us to be rebuked of our neighbours, to be laughed to scorn and had in derision of them that are round about us. Thou makest us to be a byword among the Heathen, and that the people shake their heads at us. My confusion is daily before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, for the voice of the slanderer and blasphemer, for the enemy and avenger. And though all this be come upon us, yet do we not forget thee, nor behave ourselves unfaithfully in thy covenant. Our heart is not turned back, neither our steps gone out of thy way, no, not when thou hast smitten us into the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death If we have forgotten the name of our God, and hold up our hands to any strange god, should not God find it out? For he knoweth the very secrets of the heart. For thy sake also we are killed all the day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain. Arise, LORD! Why sleepest thou? Awake, and be not absent from us forever. Wherefore hidest thou thy face? Wilt thou clean forget our misery and oppression? For our soul is brought low, even unto the dust; and our belly cleaveth unto the ground. Arise, O LORD, and help us; and deliver us for thy mercy's sake.