Psalms 44:11-17 in English

¹¹ Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, And hast not increased thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All the day long is my dishonor before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; forget also thy people, and thy father's house.

¹² Because the king has desired thy beauty; for he is thy Lord.

¹³ And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favour.

¹⁴ All her glory is that of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed as she is in golden fringed garments,

¹⁵ in embroidered clothing: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to thee.

¹⁶ They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.

¹⁷ Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

¹¹ Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ Because the king has desired your beauty; for he is your Lord.

¹² And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate your favor.

¹³ All her glory is that of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed as she is in golden fringed garments,

¹⁴ in embroidered clothing: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to you.

¹⁵ They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.

¹⁶ Instead of your fathers children are born to you: you shall make them princes over all the earth.

¹⁷ They shall make mention of your name from generation to generation: therefore shall the nations give thanks to you for ever, even for ever and ever.

¹¹ Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the nations.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All the day long is my dishonour before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ You have allowed us to become like MET sheep that were ready to be slaughtered; you scattered us far away among other nations.

¹² It is as though MET you sold us, your people, to our enemies for a very small price, and you did not gain much profit from selling us!

¹³ People who live in nations near us make fun of us; they laugh at us and deride/belittle us.

¹⁴ They make jokes using the name of our country, they shake their heads to indicate that they despise us.

¹⁵ All day I feel disgraced; from seeing my face, people know that I am ashamed.

¹⁶ I hear what those who sneer at me and revile me say; I am ashamed in front of my enemies and those who want to harm me.

¹⁷ All these things have happened to us even though we have not forgotten you, and we are not the ones who disobeyed the agreement you made with our ancestors.

¹¹ Because the king has desired your beauty; for he is your Lord.

¹² And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; the rich of the people of the land shall supplicate your favour.

¹³ All her glory is that of the daughter of the king of Esebon, robed as she is in golden fringed garments,

¹⁴ in embroidered clothing: virgins shall be brought to the king after her: her fellows shall be brought to you.

¹⁵ They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: they shall be led into the king's temple.

¹⁶ Instead of your fathers children are born to you: you shall make them princes over all the earth.

¹⁷ They shall make mention of your name from generation to generation: therefore shall the nations give thanks to you for ever, even for ever and ever.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us amongst the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword amongst the nations, a shaking of the head amongst the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonour is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.

¹² You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.

¹³ You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.

¹⁴ Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.

¹⁵ My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;

¹⁶ Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.

¹¹ Thou hast given us over like sheep appointed for meat, and hast scattered us among the nations;

¹² Thou hast sold thy people for nought, and hast not increased thy wealth by their price;

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a mockery and a derision for them that are round about us;

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All the day my confusion is before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:

¹¹ Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father’s house.

¹² And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

¹³ And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.

¹⁴ All the glory of the king’s daughter is within in golden borders,

¹⁵ Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

¹⁶ They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

¹⁷ Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

¹¹ You have handed us over like sheep to be slaughtered; you have scattered us among the other nations.

¹² You have sold your own people for next to nothing, making no profit on the sale.

¹³ You have made a mockery of us before our neighbors, we are ridiculed and laughed at by those around us.

¹⁴ You have made us a joke to the other nations; they scornfully shake their heads at us.

¹⁵ We are humiliated all day long; we hold our heads in shame,

¹⁶ because of all the insults from the people mocking us, because our vengeful enemies are right in front of us.

¹⁷ All this has happened to us even though we didn't forget you; we haven't been unfaithful to the promises we made to you.

¹¹ Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.

¹² Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.

¹³ Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.

¹⁴ Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,

¹⁶ For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.

¹⁷ All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.

¹¹ (44-12) Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.

¹² (44-13) Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.

¹³ (44-14) Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ (44-15) Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ (44-16) All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ (44-17) For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.

¹⁷ (44-18) All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.

¹¹ Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; And hast scattered us among the heathen.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, And dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, A shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is continually before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; By reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, Neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ (44:12) Thou givest us up like sheep for food, and among the nations hast thou dispersed us.

¹² (44:13) Thou sellest thy people for no value, and acquirest no gain by their price.

¹³ (44:14) Thou renderest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

¹⁴ (44:15) Thou renderest us a by-word among the nations, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ (44:16) All the day is my disgrace before me, and the shame of my face covereth me;

¹⁶ (44:17) Because of the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and him that seeketh vengeance.

¹⁷ (44:18) All this is come over us, yet have we not forgotten thee; nor have we dealt falsely by thy covenant;

¹¹ Hear, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear; Forget also thy people, and thy father’s house.

¹² Because the king has desired thy beauty; For he is thy Lord.

¹³ And the daughter of Tyre shall adore him with gifts; The rich of the people of the land shall supplicate thy favor.

¹⁴ All her glory is that of the daughter of the king of Heshbon, Robed as she is in golden fringed garments,

¹⁵ in embroidered clothing: Virgins shall be brought to the king after her: Her fellows shall be brought to thee.

¹⁶ They shall be brought with gladness and exultation: They shall be led into the king’s temple.

¹⁷ Instead of thy fathers children are born to thee: Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

¹¹ Thou makest us like sheep destined for food, And scatterest us among the nations.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for nought, And increasest not thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a byword among the nations, And causest the people to shake their heads at us.

¹⁵ My ignominy is continually before me, And shame covereth my face,

¹⁶ On account of the voice of the scoffer and the reviler, And on account of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this hath come upon us; Yet have we not forgotten thee, Nor have we been false to thy covenant.

¹¹ You have let us be eaten like sheep, you have scattered us over the world,

¹² sold your people for a pittance, and getting no gain from their price.

¹³ You have made us the butt of our neighbours, the derision and scorn of all round us.

¹⁴ O'er the world you have made us a byword, the nations at us shake their heads.

¹⁵ My disgrace is forever before me, my face is covered with shame,

¹⁶ at the words of blasphemer and scoffer, at the sight of the foe and the vengeful.

¹⁷ All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten you nor falsely dealt with your covenant.

¹¹ You have let us be eaten like sheep, you have scattered us over the world,

¹² sold your people for a pittance, and getting no gain from their price.

¹³ You have made us the butt of our neighbors, the derision and scorn of all round us.

¹⁴ O'er the world you have made us a byword, the nations at us shake their heads.

¹⁵ My disgrace is forever before me, my face is covered with shame,

¹⁶ at the words of blasphemer and scoffer, at the sight of the foe and the vengeful.

¹⁷ All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten you nor falsely dealt with your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ At the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet have we not forgotten you, Neither have we been false to your covenant ·binding contract between two or more parties·.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep to be slaughtered and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing; you have not increased your wealth by doing so.

¹³ You make us a rebuke to our neighbors, scoffed and mocked by those around us.

¹⁴ You make us an insult among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All the day long my dishonor is before me, and the shame of my face has covered me

¹⁶ because of the voice of him who rebukes and insults, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you or dealt falsely with your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us amongst the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword amongst the nations, a shaking of the head amongst the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonour is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

¹² Thou sellest thy people for naught, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are around us.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a by-word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

¹⁵ My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

¹⁶ For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

¹⁷ All this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us amongst the nations.

¹² You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

¹³ You make us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

¹⁴ You make us a byword amongst the nations, a shaking of the head amongst the peoples.

¹⁵ All day long my dishonour is before me, and shame covers my face,

¹⁶ at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

¹⁷ All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

¹¹ Thou hast given us as sheep of meats; and among heathen men thou hast scattered us.

¹² Thou hast sold thy people without price; and multitude there was not in the exchangings of them.

¹³ Thou hast set or put us as a shame to our neighbours; mocking and scorn to them that be in our compass.

¹⁴ Thou hast set or put us into like-ness to heathen men; and wagging of the head among peoples.

¹⁵ All day my shame is against me; and the shame of my face covered me.

¹⁶ From the voice of the despiser, and evil speaker; from the face of the enemy, and the pursuer.

¹⁷ All these things came on us, and we have not forgotten thee; and we did not wickedly in thy testament.

¹¹ Thou hast given us as sheep of meats; and among heathen men thou hast scattered us. (Thou hast given us up like sheep for meat, or for food; and thou hast scattered us among the heathen.)

¹² Thou hast sold thy people without price; and multitude there was not in the (ex)changings of them. (Thou hast sold thy people for nothing; and there was no profit from their sale.)

¹³ Thou hast set us (as a) shame to our neighbours; mocking and scorn to them that be in our compass. (Thou hast made us a shame, or a reproach, to our neighbours; a mockery, and scorned by those who be all around us.)

¹⁴ Thou hast set us into likeness to heathen men; and stirring of the head/and wagging of (the) head among peoples. (Thou hast made us into a likeness, or a byword, to the heathen; and they shook their heads over us among the nations.)

¹⁵ All day my shame is against me; and the shame of my face covered me. (All day long my shame is before me; and the shame on my face covered me.)

¹⁶ From the voice of the despiser, and evil speaker; from the face of the enemy, and the pursuer. (From the voice of him who despiseth, and speaketh evil; from before the enemy, and the pursuer.)

¹⁷ All these things came on us, and we have not forgotten thee; and we did not wickedly in thy testament. (All these things came upon us, but we did not forget thee; and we have not broken thy covenant.)

¹¹ Thou makest us food like sheep, And among nations Thou hast scattered us.

¹² Thou sellest Thy people — without wealth, And hast not become great by their price.

¹³ Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a reproach to our surrounders.

¹⁴ Thou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among peoples.

¹⁵ All the day my confusion is before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me.

¹⁶ Because of the voice of a reproacher and reviler, Because of an enemy and a self-avenger.

¹⁷ All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.