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Psalm 22

Psa. 22:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But I am a worm
towla` (Hebrew #8438)
or towla ath {to-lah'-ath}; or tolaiath {to-lah'-ath}; from 3216; a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of 8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith
KJV usage: crimson, scarlet, worm.
Pronounce: to-law'
Origin: and (feminine) towleoah {to-lay-aw'}
u, and no man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
; a reproach
cherpah (Hebrew #2781)
contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
KJV usage: rebuke, reproach(-fully), shame.
Pronounce: kher-paw'
Origin: from 2778
of men
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
, and despised
bazah (Hebrew #959)
to disesteem
KJV usage: despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), + think to scorn, vile person.
Pronounce: baw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
v of the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
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Isa. 41:14• 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:14)
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Isa. 53:3• 3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces;--despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:3)

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Job 25:6• 6How much less man, a worm, and the son of man, a worm! (Job 25:6)
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Isa. 41:14• 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:14)
a reproach.
Psa. 31:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. (Psa. 31:1)
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Psa. 69:7‑12,19‑20• 7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
 8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's sons;
 9For the zeal of thy house hath devoured me, and the reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.
 10And I wept, my soul was fasting: that also was to my reproach;--
 11And I made sackcloth my garment: then I became a proverb to them.
 12They that sit in the gate talk of me, and I am the song of the drunkards.
 19*Thou* knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
 20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. (Psa. 69:7‑12,19‑20)
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Psa. 88:8• 8Thou hast put my familiar friends far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. (Psa. 88:8)
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Isa. 49:7• 7Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to the servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee. (Isa. 49:7)
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Isa. 53:3• 3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces;--despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:3)
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Lam. 3:30• 30he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach. (Lam. 3:30)
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Matt. 11:19• 19The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners:--and wisdom has been justified by her children. (Matt. 11:19)
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Matt. 12:24• 24But the Pharisees, having heard it, said, This man does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons. (Matt. 12:24)
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Matt. 27:20‑23• 20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
 21And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
 22Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.
 23And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified. (Matt. 27:20‑23)
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John 7:15,20,47‑49• 15The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?
 20The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?
 47The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?
 48Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?
 49But this crowd, which does not know the law, are accursed. (John 7:15,20,47‑49)
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John 8:48• 48The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon? (John 8:48)
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Rev. 15:3• 3And they sing the song of Moses bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful are thy works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of nations. (Rev. 15:3)
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Heb. 13:12• 12Wherefore also Jesus, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate: (Heb. 13:12)
• (vv. 6-7) In contrast to the fathers, here is One who is treated as being less than a man. He is left to endure the fullness of man’s contempt expressed in a sevenfold form. (1) He is esteemed as less than a man― “a worm”; (2) as of no value― “no man”; (3) He is held in contempt― “a reproach of men”; (4) He is despised by the Jew―the “despised of the people.” (“Psalms 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and the despised of the people.