16 Bible Verses about Scoffing
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And I set this city for a desolation, and for hissing: every one passing over it shall be astonished and shall hiss over all her blows.
If turning back, ye shall turn back, ye and your sons from after me, and shall not watch my commands, my laws which I gave before you, and ye went and served other gods and worshiped to them: And I cut off Israel from the face of the earth which I gave to them and the house which I consecrated to my name I will cast out from my face; and Israel was for a parable and for a derision among all peoples. And this house shall be high, every one passing by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss: and they said, For what did Jehovah thus to this land and to this house?read more.
And they said, Because they forsook Jehovah their God who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and they will lay hold upon other gods and worship to them, and serve them: for this, Jehovah brought, upon them all this evil.
And Edom was for a desolation: all passing over her shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all her blows.
From the wrath of Jehovah she shall not be inhabited, and it was wholly a desolation: every one passing over Babel shall be astonished and shall hiss at all her blows.
All passing by the way clapped their hands at thee; they hissed, and they will nod their head at the daughter of Jerusalem: This the city, they will say; the complete splendor of joy to all the earth. All thine enemies opened wide their mouth upon thee: they hissed and they will gnash the teeth: they said, We swallowed down: surely this the day we longed for; we found; we saw. Jehovah did what he purposed; he completed his word which he commanded in days of old: he pulled down and he pitied not: and be will gladden the enemy over thee; he lifted up the horn of thine adversaries.
And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and he will destroy Assur; and he will set Nineveh for a desolation, a dryness as the desert And the flocks lay down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: also the pelican, also the hedgehog shall lodge in her capitals; a voice shall sing in the window; desolation in the threshold: for the cedar was naked. This the exulting city dwelling confidently, saying in her heart, I, and none besides me. How was she for a desolation, a piece of lying down for the beast! all passing by her shall hiss and wave his hand.
And Jehovah the God of their fathers will send to them by the hand of his messengers, rising early and sending; for he compassionated upon his people, and upon his dwelling: For they will be mocking upon the messengers of God, and despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, even to the bringing up the wrath of Jehovah against his people, even to no healing.
Knowing this first, that in the last of the days shall mockers come for deceiving, going according to their own eager desires, And saying, Where is the solemn promise of his presence? for from the time the fathers were set to sleep, so continue all things from the beginning of creation.
See, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, which ye would not believe if any recount to you.
See ye among the nations, and look, and wonder; ye shall wonder: for the working a work in your days ye will not believe if it shall be recounted.
And he shall scoff at kings, and princes a derision to him: at every fortress he shall deride, and he shall heap up dust and take it
For I was envious at the foolish; I shall see the peace of the unjust For not the pains to their death, and their body fat They are not in the trouble of men, and with man they shall not be struck.read more.
For this, pride surrounded them as a neck-chain; the dress of violence will cover to them. Their eye will come forth from fat: they passed over the imaginations of the heart They will mock and speak in evil of oppression: they will speak from elevation.
For this, hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye men of scorn, ruling this people which is in Jerusalem. Because ye said, We cut out a covenant with death, and with hades we did this; when this overflowing scourge passed through it shall not come to us, for we set falsehood our refuge, and in ahewe hid ourselves.,
A wise man contending with a foolish man and raging and laughing, and no rest.
And thou Jehovah God of armies, God of Israel, awake to review all the nations: thou wilt not compassionate all covering iniquity. Silence. They will turn back at evening: they will make a noise as a dog, and they will surround the city. Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?read more.
And thou, O Jehovah, wilt laugh at them; thou wilt deride at all the nations.
Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness? The kings of the earth will place themselves, and the princes sat down together against Jehovah and against his Messiah. We will tear away his bands, and we will cast away his cords from us.read more.
He dwelling in the heavens shall laugh: Jehovah shall deride to them. Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and in his burning shall he tery them. And I anointed my king over Zion my holy mountain.
From Thematic Bible
Covetousness » Natural fruits of » Scoffing
Scoffing » Instances of » Soldiers
And the soldiers also mocked him, approaching, and bringing him vinegar.
And having unclothed him, they put round him a scarlet, loose, warm cloak. And having twined a crown of thorns, they put upon, his head: and a reed upon his right hand: and having fallen upon the knees before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And having spit upon him, they took the reed, and struck upon his head.
Scoffing » Instances of » The men who seized jesus
And the men holding Jesus mocked him, stripping. And having covered him, they struck his face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy who it is having struck thee.
Scoffing » Instances of » Enemies of david
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: With profane mocking parasites, gnashing their teeth against me.
Scoffing » Instances of » the Heathen
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because the enemy said against you, Aha! and the heights of old were for a possession to us: For this, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because for, because of making desolate, and panting after you from round about, for you to be a possession for the remainder of the nations, and ye will come up upon the lips of the tongue and a slander of the people:
Scoffing » Instances of » Enemies of job
And now the younger than I laughed upon me, which I rejected their fathers to set with the dogs of my flock.
Scoffing » Instances of » Ephraim and manasseh
And the runners will be passing from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and even to Zebulon: and laughing upon them, and deriding over them.
Scoffing » Instances of » Rulers of israel
For this, hear ye the word of Jehovah, ye men of scorn, ruling this people which is in Jerusalem.
Scoffing » Instances of » Chiefs of judah
For they will be mocking upon the messengers of God, and despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, even to the bringing up the wrath of Jehovah against his people, even to no healing.
Scoffing » Instances of » The people and the jewish rulers
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also who with them were deriding, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is Christ, the chosen of God.
Scoffing » Instances of » Youths at beth-el
And he will go up from thence to the house of God: and he going up in the way, and little boys will come forth from the city, and will scoff at him, and say to him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
Scoffing » Instances of » The athenians
And having heard of the rising up of the dead, they treated with mockery; and said, We will hear thee again concerning this.
Scoffing » Instances of » Pharisees
Scoffing » Instances of » Herod antipas
And Herod having set him at nought with his troops, and having mocked, putting about him shining clothing, sent him out to Pilate.
Scoffing » Instances of » Chief priests
Scoffing » Instances of » Ammonites
And say to the sons of Ammon, Hear ye, the word of the Lord Jehovah, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy saying, Aha! to my holy place, when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel, when it was made desolate, and to the house of Judah, when they went into captivity.
Scoffing » Instances of » Tyrians
Son of man, because that Tyre said against Jerusalem Aha! she was broken, the doors of the peoples: she was turned to me: I Shall be filled; she was laid waste:
Scoffing » Instances of » Some of the multitude
Scoffing » Instances of » Ishmael
And Sarah will see the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she brought forth to Abraham, laughing.
Scoffing » Instances of » Sanballat
And it will be that when Sanballat heard that we are building the wall, and it will kindle to him, and he will be greatly angry, and he will mock against the Jews.
worldly Snares » Scoffing
Men of derision will kindle up a city: and the wise will turn away anger.
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Scoffing
Men of derision will kindle up a city: and the wise will turn away anger.