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All day long they sing their mocking songs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have become the laughingstock of all peoples, the object of their taunts all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I was a derision to all my people; <i>and</i> their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have become the ridicule of all my people— Their taunting song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their song of ridicule all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their mocking song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their <i>mocking</i> song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their music of <i>mockery</i> all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have become the [object of] ridicule to all my people, And [the subject of] their <i>mocking</i> song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people, mocked by their songs all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people, mocked by their songs all day long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am become a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am a joke to everyone--no one ever stops making fun of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am become a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people. All day long [they make fun of me] with their songs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People laugh at me all day long; I am a joke to them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunts throughout the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have become the laughingstock of all people, their mocking song all day long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all peoples, and their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have become a derision to all my people, and their song all day long. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have been a derision to all my people, "" Their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was a derision to all my people; their song all the day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He. I am made a derision to all my people, their song all the day long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />HE. I have become a derision to all my people, their song throughout the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have become a laughingstock to all my people, their taunt all day long; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have become the laughingstock of all my people, the object of their taunt-songs all day long.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have become the ridicule of all nations; and their scoffing song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have been a mockery among all the nations and their chant all day<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am become a derision to all my people, And their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I became a laughing-stock to all my people; and their song all the day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=770" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Jeremiah's Afflictions</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>He pierced my kidneys with His arrows. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/7814.htm" title="7814: śə·ḥōq (N-ms) -- Laughter, derision, sport. Or schoq; from sachaq; laughter.">a laughingstock</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">my people;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5058.htm" title="5058: nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Music. ">they mock me in song</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all day long.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6-7</a></span><br />But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-9.htm">Job 30:9-10</a></span><br />And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them. / They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7</a></span><br />You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-11.htm">Psalm 69:11-12</a></span><br />I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them. / Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-39.htm">Matthew 27:39-44</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29-32</a></span><br />And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-35.htm">Luke 23:35-39</a></span><br />The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-2.htm">Hebrews 12:2-3</a></span><br />Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. / Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-14</a></span><br />You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. / You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Jeremiah 48:27</a></span><br />Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-3.htm">Ezekiel 36:3-4</a></span><br />therefore prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Because they have made you desolate and have trampled you on every side, so that you became a possession of the rest of the nations and were taken up in slander by the lips of their talkers, / therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Psalm 123:3-4</a></span><br />Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. / We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">2 Kings 19:21-22</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you. / Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Lamentations 3:63</a></b></br> Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I <i>am</i> their musick.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Nehemiah 4:2-4</a></b></br> And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job 30:1-9</a></b></br> But now <i>they that are</i> younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-38.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Laughingstock</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Mocking</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-18.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-48.htm">Song</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-39.htm">Sport</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Derision</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">Laughingstock</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Mocking</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-45.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Song</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-63.htm">Songs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-5.htm">Sport</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am a laughingstock to all my people;</b><br>This phrase reflects the deep personal anguish and public humiliation experienced by the speaker, traditionally understood to be the prophet Jeremiah. In the context of Lamentations, this lament is set against the backdrop of the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Jeremiah, known as the "weeping prophet," often faced ridicule and rejection from his own people (<a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7</a>). His messages of impending judgment were unpopular, leading to his marginalization. This experience of being a "laughingstock" is echoed in the life of Jesus Christ, who was also mocked and rejected by His own people (<a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29-31</a>).<p><b>they mock me in song all day long.</b><br>The use of songs or taunts to mock someone was a common cultural practice in the ancient Near East. Such mockery was not only a personal attack but also a communal activity, amplifying the shame and isolation of the individual. This phrase indicates continuous and relentless derision, suggesting that the speaker's suffering is both public and unending. The Psalms also capture similar sentiments of being mocked by enemies (<a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Psalm 69:12</a>). This relentless mockery can be seen as a type of the suffering servant, a theme that finds its ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who endured scorn and derision during His passion (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and sorrow expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience and subjects of Jeremiah's lament, who are experiencing the consequences of their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The event that serves as the backdrop for Lamentations, where the people of Judah are taken captive by Babylon.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mockers.htm">Mockers</a></b><br>Those who ridicule and scorn Jeremiah, representing the broader rejection and misunderstanding of God's message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Suffering is a part of the human experience, and even God's faithful servants, like Jeremiah, endure it. Recognize that suffering can have a purpose in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_mockery.htm">Responding to Mockery</a></b><br>When faced with ridicule for our faith, we can find solace in knowing that we are in the company of prophets and even Christ Himself. Stand firm in your faith despite opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical way to process grief and suffering. It is not a sign of weak faith but a profound expression of trust in God amidst trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_despair.htm">Hope in Despair</a></b><br>Even in the depths of despair, as seen in Lamentations, there is hope. God's faithfulness and mercy are new every morning, providing a foundation for trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The mocking of Jeremiah by his own people highlights the need for a supportive faith community. Seek and provide encouragement within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_join_entertainment.htm">Should Christians participate in the entertainment industry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_amos_8_3's_shift_unrecorded.htm">If the temple singing turns to wailing in Amos 8:3, why is there little external historical mention of such a dramatic shift in religious rites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'unveiled_face'_reveal_on_identity.htm">What disrupts harmony like vinegar on soda?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">I was a derision.</span>--The personal experience of the prophet breaks through the succession of imagery. The arrows that pierced to the quick were the taunts of the mockers who derided him (<a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm" title="O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocks me.">Jeremiah 20:7</a>). "Their song." (Comp. <a href="/job/30-9.htm" title="And now am I their song, yes, I am their byword.">Job 30:9</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A derision to all my people.</span> If the text-reading is correct, these are the words of Jeremiah (or one like Jeremiah), describing the ill return accorded to his friendly admonitions. But the Massora mention <a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Psalm 144:2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/22-44.htm">2 Samuel 22:44</a>; <a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14</a>, as passages in which "my people" is used, whereas we should expect "peoples." The Syriac Version of our passage actually translates "to all peoples," and the prefixed "all" certainly favours the plural, and so, in a far higher degree, does the view we have been led to adopt of the speaker of this Lamentation (see Introduction). The correction (<span class="accented">ammim</span> for <span class="accented">ammi</span>) has been received by Archbishop Seeker, by Ewald, and by J. Olshausen. <span class="cmt_word">Their song</span>. A reminiscence of <a href="/job/30-9.htm">Job 30:9</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I am</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֤יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a laughingstock</span><br /><span class="heb">שְּׂחֹק֙</span> <span class="translit">(śə·ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7814.htm">Strong's 7814: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laughter, derision, sport</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my people;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they mock me in song</span><br /><span class="heb">נְגִינָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5058.htm">Strong's 5058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all day long.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-14.htm">Lamentations 3:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-14.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:14 I am become a derision to all (Lam. 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