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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 few 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 shunned of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom they hide [their] faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:3)

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Job 25:6• 6How much less mortal man, a maggot;{HR}And the son of man, a worm! (Job 25:6)
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Isa. 41:14• 14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, ye few 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.{HR}In thee, O Jehovah, have I trusted;{HR}Let me not be ashamed forever;{HR}In thy righteousness deliver me. (Psa. 31:1)
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Psa. 69:7‑12,19‑20• 7Because on account of thee I have borne reproach;{HR}Disgrace hath covered my face.
 8A stranger I am become to my brethren,{HR}And an alien to my mother's sons;
 9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up,{HR}And the reproaches of those reproaching thee fell on me.
 10And I wept [away] my soul in fasting;{HR}And it was for reproaches to me.
 11When I made my clothing sackcloth,{HR}I too was to them for a proverb.
 12Those that sit at the gate talk of me,{HR}And [I am] songs to drinkers of strong drink.
 19{i}Thou{/i} hast known my reproach,{HR}And my shame, and my disgrace;{HR}Before thee [are] all mine adversaries.
 20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed;{HR}And I looked for mourning, and [there was] none,{HR}And for comforters, and found none. (Psa. 69:7‑12,19‑20)
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Psa. 88:8• 8Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me,{HR}Thou hast made me abomination to them:{HR}[I am] shut up and 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 the soul despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth to a servant of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes and they shall worship, because of Jehovah that 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 shunned of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom they hide [their] faces, he was 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• 19{i}The 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.{/i} (Matt. 11:19)
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Matt. 12:24• 24But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This [man] doth not cast out the demons but by Beelzebub, prince of the demons. (Matt. 12:24)
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Matt. 27:20‑23• 20{i}But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.{/i}
 21{i}And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.{/i}
 22{i}Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.{/i}
 23{i}And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.{/i} (Matt. 27:20‑23)
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John 7:15,20,47‑49• 15The Jews therefore wondered, saying, How knoweth this [man] letters, having not learned?
 20The crowd answered, Thou hast a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
 47The Pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived?
 48Did anyone of the rulers believe on him, or of the Pharisees?
 49But this crowd that knoweth not the law, they 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 the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations. (Rev. 15:3)
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Heb. 13:12• 12Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through 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.” (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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But I am a worm and not a man,{HR}A reproach of men and despised of the people.