Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, and said, “Up, get out of this place, for the Lord will destroy the city.” But he appeared to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

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;

So is the man that deceives his neighbor, and says, Am I not jesting?

Do not be worshipers of handmade gods, as some of them were; just as it is written [in Scripture], “The people sat down to eat and drink [after sacrificing to the golden calf at Horeb], and stood up to play [indulging in immoral activities].”

And shamelessness and foolish talking, or jesting, - which things are beneath you, - but, rather, giving of thanks;

And others received trial of jestings and scourges, and further, of bonds and imprisonment:

wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.

Would it be well, when he searched you out? Or, as one might jest with a mortal, would ye jest, with him?

for fear he should be made the jest of every spectator, for laying the foundation, without being able to carry it on.

Then clap men their hands at him, yea and jest of him, when they look upon his place.

I put on a sackcloth, and therefore they jested upon me.

“Against whom do you jest?
Against whom do you open wide your mouth
And stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of rebellion,
Offspring of deceit,

And I will make this city so desolate, and despised: that whoso goeth thereby, shall be abashed and jest upon her, because of all her plagues.

Nevertheless, as for the soothsaying, they shall hold it but for vanity; even as though a jest were told them. Yea and they themselves remember their wickedness, so that by right they must be taken and won.