Psalms 89:41

³⁹ Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

⁴⁰ Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.

⁴² Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.

⁴³ Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: All who pass by plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.
KJV: All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
WEB: All who pass by the way rob him. He has become a reproach to his neighbors.
ASV: All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.
DARBY: All that pass by the way plunder him; he is become a reproach to his neighbours.
BLB: All passing by the way plunder him; he has become a reproach to his neighbors.

ÅB: Alle de som går forbi på veien, har plyndret ham; han er blitt til hån for sine naboer.
OTB: Alle som går forbi plyndrer ham;
Han har blitt en skam for sine naboer.
B1930: Alle de som går forbi på veien, har plyndret ham; han er blitt til hån for sine naboer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 79:4
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
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Jeremiah 50:17
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
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Jeremiah 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.
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Deuteronomy 28:37
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
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Daniel 9:16
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
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Psalms 44:10–14
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
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Jeremiah 42:18
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
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Nehemiah 5:9
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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