'Contemptible' in the Bible
Contemptible people among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites cried again and said, “Who will feed us meat?
Who can I speak to and give such a warningthat they will listen?Look, their ear is uncircumcised,so they cannot pay attention.See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—they find no pleasure in it.
The Lord has issued an order concerning you:There will be no offspringto carry on your name.I will eliminate the carved idol and cast imagefrom the house of your gods;I will prepare your grave,for you are contemptible.
“By presenting defiled food on My altar.”You ask: “How have we defiled You?”When you say: “The Lord’s table is contemptible.”
But you are profaning it when you say: “The Lord’s table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.”
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- Abject (3 instances)
- Contemptible (26 instances)
- Despicable (12 instances)
- Despised (121 instances)
- Dirty (13 instances)
- Downtrodden (6 instances)
- Little (488 instances)
- Mean (125 instances)