Psalms 22:7

American Standard Version (1901)

All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying] ,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאָנֹכִ֣י תוֹלַ֣עַת וְלֹא־אִ֑ישׁ חֶרְפַּ֥ת אָ֝דָ֗ם וּבְז֥וּי עָֽם׃

Transliteration

And-ʾānōkî tôlaʿat and-not-ʾîš ḥerpat ʾādām and-bəzûy ʿām

Grammar Details

• *ʾānōkî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'
• *tôlaʿat*: noun, feminine, singular - 'worm'
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine, singular - 'man'
• *ḥerpat*: noun, feminine, singular construct - 'reproach of'
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine, singular - 'mankind/humanity'
• *bəzûy*: verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular construct - 'despised of'
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine, singular - 'people'

Word Meanings

• *tôlaʿat*: worm/maggot/crimson
• *ḥerpat*: reproach/scorn/disgrace of
• *ʾādām*: mankind/humanity/people
• *bəzûy*: despised/scorned/held in contempt by

Referenced Verses

• Mark 15:29 : 29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
• Ps 109:25 : 25 I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head.
• Matt 27:39-40 : 39 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, 40 and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.
• Ps 44:14 : 14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.
• Mark 11:29-32 : 29 And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 32 But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.
• Mark 15:20 : 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.
• Luke 16:14 : 14 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.
• Luke 23:11 : 11 And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.
• Luke 23:35-39 : 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen. 36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar, 37 and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself. 38 And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.
• Isa 37:22-23 : 22 this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 23 Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
• Isa 57:4 : 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
• Matt 9:24 : 24 he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
• Matt 26:66-68 : 66 what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. 67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands, 68 saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?
• Matt 27:29 : 29 And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
• Job 16:4 : 4 I also could speak as ye do; If your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, And shake my head at you.
• Job 16:10 : 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
• Job 30:9-9 : 9 And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them. 10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face. 11 For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.
• Ps 31:18 : 18 Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.
• Ps 35:15-16 : 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not: 16 Like the profane mockers in feasts, They gnashed upon me with their teeth.