37 And you shall become (A)an[a] astonishment, a proverb, (B)and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:37 a thing of horror

(A)then I will [a]cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated (B)for My name I will cast out of My sight. (C)Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:7 destroy

then I will cut off Israel from the land(A) I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name.(B) Israel will then become a byword(C) and an object of ridicule(D) among all peoples.

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We have become a reproach to our (A)neighbors,
A scorn and derision to those who are around us.

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We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(A) and derision to those around us.(B)

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I will deliver them to (A)trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for their harm, (B)to be a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.

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I will make them abhorrent(A) and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword,(B) a curse[a](C) and an object of ridicule, wherever I banish(D) them.

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  1. Jeremiah 24:9 That is, their names will be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, others will see that they are cursed.

15 All who [a]pass by (A)clap their hands at you;
They hiss (B)and shake their heads
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
Is this the city that is called
(C)‘The perfection of beauty,
The joy of the whole earth’?”

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  1. Lamentations 2:15 Lit. pass by this way

15 All who pass your way
    clap their hands at you;(A)
they scoff(B) and shake their heads(C)
    at Daughter Jerusalem:(D)
“Is this the city that was called
    the perfection of beauty,(E)
    the joy of the whole earth?”(F)

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