Occurrences
Lâʻag occurs 18 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Job (4), Psalms (4), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1)
- 2 Kings 19:21 — This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn (לָעֲגָ֣ה); the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
- 2 Chronicles 30:10 — So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked (וּמַלְעִגִ֖ים) them.
- Nehemiah 2:19 — But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn (וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ), and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
- Nehemiah 4:1 — But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked (וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג) the Jews.
- Job 9:23 — If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh (יִלְעָֽג) at the trial of the innocent.
- Job 11:3 — Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest (וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג), shall no man make thee ashamed?
- Job 21:3 — Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on (תַלְעִֽיג).
- Job 22:19 — The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn (יִלְעַג).
- Psalms 2:4 — He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision (יִלְעַג).
- Psalms 22:7 — All they that see me laugh (יַלְעִ֣גוּ) me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
- Psalms 59:8 — But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision (תִּ֝לְעַ֗ג).
- Psalms 80:6 — Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh (יִלְעֲגוּ) among themselves.
- Proverbs 1:26 — I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock (אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג) when your fear cometh;
- Proverbs 17:5 — Whoso mocketh (לֹעֵ֣ג) the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 30:17 — The eye that mocketh (תִּֽלְעַ֣ג) at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- Isaiah 33:19 — Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering (נִלְעַ֥ג) tongue, that thou canst not understand.
- Isaiah 37:22 — This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn (לָעֲגָ֣ה); the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
- Jeremiah 20:7 — O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh (לֹעֵ֥ג) me.