Ridicule of God and of believers is to be expected, but it will bring divine retribution upon its perpetrators.

Psalms 74:10-18

God ridiculed

See also

2 Kings 19:4

pp Isa 37:4

Luke 22:63-65

Jesus Christ mocked

See also

pp Mt 26:67-68

Luke 23:11

pp Mk 14:65

Matthew 27:27-31
John 19:1-3
Matthew 27:39-44

pp Mk 15:16-20

pp Mk 15:29-32

pp Lk 23:35-37

2 Chronicles 36:15-16

God's messengers scorned

See also

2 Chronicles 30:6-10
Acts 2:1-13; 17:17-18,32
Hebrews 11:36
Psalms 22:6-8

God's people may suffer ridicule for their faith

Job 12:4; 16:10; 19:18; 30:1,9
Psalms 35:15-25; 42:10; 69:10-12; 79:4; 89:50-51; 123:3-4

Job's suffering increased by the ridicule of his persistent trust in God:

Jeremiah 20:7
Lamentations 2:15-16; 3:14,63
Zephaniah 2:8-11

Divine judgment because of ridicule

See also

Proverbs 3:34
Isaiah 28:22
Psalms 2:4-5

God ridicules his enemies

See also

Psalms 59:8

See also

1025 God, anger of
2575 Christ, temptation
5282 crushing
5569 hardship
7141 people of God, OT
8730 enemies of believers
8783 neglect
8820 self-confidence