Psalm 44:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You makeתְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ
(te·si·me·nu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
us a bywordמָ֭שָׁל
(ma·shal)
4912: a proverb, parablefrom mashal
among the nations,בַּגֹּויִ֑ם
(bag·go·v·yim;)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
A laughingstockמְנֹֽוד־
(me·no·vd-)
4493: a shaking, waggingfrom nud
among the peoples.בַּל־
(bal-)
3816: peoplefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Thou makest
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
us a byword
mashal  (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
among the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
a shaking
manowd  (maw-node')
shaking.
of the head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
among the people
lom  (leh-ome')
from an unused root meaning to gather; a community -- nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You make us a byword among the nations, A laughingstock among the peoples.

King James Bible
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You make us a joke among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.

International Standard Version
You made us an object lesson among the nations; people shake their heads at us.

NET Bible
You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You have made us a proverb among the Gentiles and a shaking of the head among the peoples.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You made our [defeat] a proverb among the nations so that people shake their heads at us.

King James 2000 Bible
You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.
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