13 You make us a (A)reproach to our neighbors,
A scoffing and a (B)derision to those around us.
14 You make us (C)a byword among the nations,
A [a](D)laughingstock among the peoples.

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  1. Psalm 44:14 Lit shaking of the head

14 Moreover, I will make you a desolation and a (A)reproach among the nations which surround you, in the sight of all who pass by. 15 So [a]it will be a reproach, a reviling, a (B)warning and an object of horror to the nations who surround you when I (C)execute judgments against you in anger, wrath and raging rebukes. I, the Lord, have spoken.

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  1. Ezekiel 5:15 Ancient versions read you

57 before your (A)wickedness was uncovered, [a]so now you have become the (B)reproach of the daughters of [b]Edom and of all who are around her, of the daughters of the Philistines—those surrounding you who despise you.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:57 Lit as at the time of
  2. Ezekiel 16:57 So with many mss and one version; M.T. Aram