And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
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Gill's Exposition
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Cambridge Bible
a proverb Rather, a taunt.
byword Only here, Jer 24:9; 1Ki 9:7; 2Ch 7:20; lit. the object of biting remarks.
shall lead thee away So in Deu 4:27.
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