Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity. Hear Psalm 123:3,4 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt. . . . despised. 1 Samuel 17:26 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? Psalm 79:12 And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Proverbs 3:34 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace. Hosea 12:14 Ephraim hath provoked me to wrath with his bitterness, and his blood shall come upon him, and his Lord will render his reproach unto him. Context The Work is Ridiculed…3Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall. 4Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.5Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.… Cross References Nehemiah 5:9 And I said to them: The thing you do is not good: why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies? Psalm 79:12 And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. Psalm 123:3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt. Psalm 123:4 For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud. Lamentations 1:22 Thau. Let all their evil be present before thee: and make vintage of them, as thou hast made vintage of me for all my iniquities: for my sighs are many, and my heart is sorrowful. Lexicon Hear us,שְׁמַ֤ע (šə·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently O God, אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction we are הָיִ֣ינוּ (hā·yî·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be despised. בוּזָ֔ה (ḇū·zāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 939: Something scorned, an object of contempt Turn וְהָשֵׁ֥ב (wə·hā·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again their scorn חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם (ḥer·pā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda back upon אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to their own heads, רֹאשָׁ֑ם (rō·šām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head and let them be taken וּתְנֵ֥ם (ū·ṯə·nêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set as plunder לְבִזָּ֖ה (lə·ḇiz·zāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 961: Spoil, booty to a land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land of captivity. שִׁבְיָֽה׃ (šiḇ·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7633: Captivity, captives Additional Translations Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach on their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity; Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return thou their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity, Hear, our God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity! Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity: Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: "Hear, our God; for we are despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity; Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity; Jump to Previous Captives Captivity Despised Ear Head Heads Hear Insults Plunder Plundered Prey Prisoners Reproach Shame Spoil Spoiling Taunt Themselves Turn Turned Wasting WordsJump to Next Captives Captivity Despised Ear Head Heads Hear Insults Plunder Plundered Prey Prisoners Reproach Shame Spoil Spoiling Taunt Themselves Turn Turned Wasting WordsExternal Links Nehemiah 4:4 NIVNehemiah 4:4 NLT Nehemiah 4:4 ESV Nehemiah 4:4 NASB Nehemiah 4:4 ASV Nehemiah 4:4 Bible Apps Nehemiah 4:4 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 4:4 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 4:4 French Bible Nehemiah 4:4 German Bible Alphabetical: a and are as back captivity despised for Give God heads Hear how in insults land O of on our over own plunder reproach Return their them Turn up us we OT History: Nehemiah 4:4 Hear our God (Neh Ne) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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