13 You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.(A)
14 You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 44:14 Lit shaking of the head

You put us at odds with our neighbors;
our enemies mock us.(A)

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16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, may your anger and wrath(A) turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain;(B) for because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.

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