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# We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, mocking and derision to those who are around us
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The words "being objects of contempt," "mocking," and "making them ashamed" are metonyms for those who insult, mock, and deride. Alternate translation: "We have become people whom our neighbors treat with contempt; those around us mock and deride us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# We have become
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The pronoun "We" refers to God's people.
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# derision
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strong laughter to shame a person