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an insult among ... a shaking of the head
These phrases are parallel emphasizing how intensely the nations around them mock them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
You make us an insult among the nations
The word "insult" can be translated as a verb. Alternate translation: "You make the nations around us insult us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
a shaking of the head among the peoples
The phrase "a shaking of the head" can be translated in verbal form. Alternate translation: "something at which the peoples shake their heads" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
a shaking of the head
This was a gesture that people used to show scorn to others.