Lexicon :: Strong's H2781 - ḥerpâ

Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes the disgrace [of his taunting] from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has taunted and defied the armies of the living God?”

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach [suffered] at the hand of Nabal and has kept His servant from [retaliating with] evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, proposing to take her as his wife.

Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in—how Jerusalem is desolate and lies in ruins and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, and let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

[And Nehemiah prayed] Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their taunts on their own heads. Give them up as prey in a land of captivity.

“They have gaped at me with their mouths,

With contempt they have struck me on the cheek;

They massed themselves together [and conspired] against me.

“If indeed you [braggarts] vaunt and magnify yourselves over me

And prove my disgrace (humiliation) to me,

He does not slander with his tongue,

Nor does evil to his neighbor,

Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;

But I am [treated as] a worm [insignificant and powerless] and not a man;

I am the scorn of men and despised by the people.

Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,

Especially to my neighbors,

And an object of dread to my acquaintances;

Those who see me on the street run from me.

“Save me from all my transgressions;

Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.

You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors,

A scoffing and a derision to those around us.

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;

Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,

And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];

My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

Let those who attack my life be ashamed and consumed;

Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;

Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.

He drove His enemies backward;

He subjected them to lasting shame and dishonor.

We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation],

A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.

And return into the lap of our neighbors sevenfold

The taunts with which they have taunted You, O Lord.

All who pass along the road rob him;

He has become the scorn of his neighbors.

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants [scorned, insulted, and disgraced];

How I bear in [fn]my heart the reproach of all the many peoples,

I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others;

When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].

Take reproach and contempt away from me,

For I observe Your testimonies.

Turn away my reproach which I dread,

For Your ordinances are good.

Wounds and disgrace he will find,

And his reproach (blame) will not be blotted out.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,

And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

And in that day seven women will take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own food and wear [and provide] our own clothes; only let us be called by your name; take away our shame [of being unmarried].”

He will swallow up death [and abolish it] for all time.

And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces,

And He will take away the disgrace of His people from all the earth;

For the LORD has spoken.

“All will be ashamed because of a people (the Egyptians) who cannot benefit them,

Who are not a help or benefit, but a shame and also a disgrace.”

“Your nakedness will be uncovered,

Your shame will also be exposed;

I will take vengeance and will spare no man.”

“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness (right standing with God),

The people in whose heart is My law and instruction;

Do not fear the reproach and taunting of man,

Nor be distressed at their reviling.

“Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame,

And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced.

For you will forget the shame of your youth,

And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood.

To whom shall I (Jeremiah) speak and give warning

That they may hear?

Behold, their ears are [fn]closed [absolutely deaf to God]

And they cannot listen.

Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reprimand and an object of scorn to them;

They have no delight in it.

O LORD, You know and understand;

Remember me [thoughtfully], take notice of me,

take vengeance for me on my persecutors.

Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;

Know that for Your sake I endure [continual] rebuke and dishonor.

For whenever I speak, I must shout out;

I shout violence and destruction,

Because the word of the LORD has become to me

A reprimand and a mockery and has brought me insult all day long.

‘After I turned away [from You], I repented;

After I was instructed, I struck my thigh [in remorse];

I was ashamed and even humiliated

Because I carried the disgrace of my youth [as a nation].’

For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, “As My anger and My wrath have been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so My wrath will be poured out on you when you enter Egypt. You will become detested, an object of horror, a curse and a people scorned; and you will no longer see this place.”