Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 4:4 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

{Nehemiah 4:4} Hear, 8085 z8798 O our God; 430 for x3588 we are x1961 despised: 939 and turn 7725 z8685 their reproach 2781 upon x413 their own head, 7218 and give 5414 z8798 them for a prey 961 in the land 776 of captivity: 7633

Hear:
"Have mercy² ° upon¹ us, O LORD,ª have mercy² ° upon¹ us: for¹ we are exceedinglyª filledª ° with contempt.ª ... Our soulª is exceedinglyª filledª ° with the scorningª of those that are at ease,ª [and] with the contemptª of the proud.ª ² °°² °" {Psa 123:3-4}

turn:
"And Davidª spakeª ° to¹ the men² ¹ that stoodª ° by¹ him, saying,ª ° What¹ shall be doneª ° to the manª that¹ killethª °¹ thisª Philistine,ª and taketh awayª ° the reproachª from¹ ¹ Israel?ª for¹ who¹ [is] this¹ uncircumcisedª Philistine,ª that¹ he should defyª ° the armiesª of the livingª God?ª" {1Sm 17:26} + "And renderª ° unto our neighboursª sevenfoldª into¹ their bosomª their reproach,ª wherewith¹ they have reproachedª ° thee, O Lord.ª" {Psa 79:12} + "Surely¹ he¹ scornethª ° the scorners:ª ° but he givethª ° graceª unto the lowly.ª °²" {Prv 3:34} + "Ephraimª provoked [him] to angerª ° most bitterly:ª therefore shall he leaveª ° his bloodª upon¹ him, and his reproachª shall his Lordª returnª ° unto him." {Hsa 12:14}