Psalms 69:11
I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
KJV
When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them.
ASV
וָ/אֶבְכֶּ֣ה בַ/צּ֣וֹם נַפְשִׁ֑/י וַ/תְּהִ֖י לַ/חֲרָפ֣וֹת לִֽ/י
Hebrew
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
YLT
When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
חֶרְפַּ֥ת
chrpt
noun · 70×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֵּ֥בְךְּ
ybk
verb · 115×
צ֣וֹם
tsvm
noun · 26×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 46.—Of the Birth of Our Saviour, Whereby the Word Was Made Flesh; And of the Dispersion of the Jews Among All Nations, as Had Been Prophesied. While Herod, therefore, reigned in Judea, and Cæsar Augustus was emperor at Rome, the state of the republic being already changed, and the world being set at peace by him, Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judah, man manifest out o…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 9:7 — Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all
- Jer 24:9 — And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
- Job 17:6 — He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
- Job 30:9 — And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.