qe.les denotes being made an object of contempt or ridicule in the situations shown.

The three occurrences portray contempt directed at a speaker or community: Jeremiah 20:8 places it with reproach in the prophet's complaint, while Psalm 44:14 and Psalm 79:4 describe a people made a public object of scorn among surrounding nations and neighbors.

1. Public contempt and ridicule · dominant

   All three occurrences use the noun in contexts of reproach or scorn. In Jeremiah 20:8 the APB renders the complaint that the word of the LORD has become “a reproach and derision” all day; in Psalm 44:14 and Psalm 79:4 it renders the community's exposure to ridicule among nations, peoples, and neighbors.

   Jeremiah 20:8Psalm 44:14Psalm 79:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with “derision” in Jeremiah 20:8 and Psalm 79:4, while Psalm 44:14 depicts the same public scorn as being “a proverb” and “a shaking of the head.” These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed translations of the term.