American Standard Version
"Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples. "
— Psalms 44:14, American Standard Version
“Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.”
“You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.”
“You made us an object of ridicule among the nations; foreigners treat us with contempt.”
“All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders,”
“Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.”
“Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.”
Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.
Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy wealth by their price.
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.
Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.
All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.