חֶרְפָּה

…and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.

“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.

But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”

David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?

They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.

If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,

…who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

…because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

I wept and fasted, but it brought me reproach.

You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.

Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.

With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

…everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.”

Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.

Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.

To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.

And I will bring upon you everlasting shame and perpetual humiliation that will never be forgotten.”

I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.

I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.

After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’

For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’

Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.