Nehemiah 2:19
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19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and (A)Geshem the Arab heard of it, (B)they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? (C)Are you rebelling against the king?”
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Nehemiah 6:6
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6 In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem[a] also says it, that you and (A)the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.
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- Nehemiah 6:6 Hebrew Gashmu
Psalm 44:13-14
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13 You have made us (A)the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and (B)scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us (C)a byword among the nations,
(D)a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.
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- Psalm 44:14 Hebrew a shaking of the head
Mark 5:40
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40 And they laughed at him. But he (A)put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.
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Nehemiah 6:1-2
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Conspiracy Against Nehemiah
6 Now when (A)Sanballat and Tobiah and (B)Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it ((C)although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of (D)Ono.” But they intended to do me harm.
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Hebrews 11:36
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36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even (A)chains and imprisonment.
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Acts 24:5
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5 For we have found this man a plague, (A)one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of (B)the sect of the Nazarenes.
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John 19:12
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12 From then on (A)Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. (B)Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”
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Luke 23:2
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2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man (A)misleading our nation and (B)forbidding us to give tribute to (C)Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, (D)a king.”
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Jeremiah 20:8
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8 For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, (A)“Violence and destruction!”
For (B)the word of the Lord has become for me
(C)a reproach and (D)derision all day long.
Psalm 80:6
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6 (A)You make us an object of contention for our (B)neighbors,
and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psalm 79:4
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Job 30:1
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30 “But now they (A)laugh at me,
men who are (B)younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to set with the dogs of my flock.
Nehemiah 6:9
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9 For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” But now, O God,[a] strengthen my hands.
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- Nehemiah 6:9 Hebrew lacks O God
Nehemiah 4:1
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Opposition to the Work
4 [a] Now when (A)Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews.
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- Nehemiah 4:1 Ch 3:33 in Hebrew
Nehemiah 2:10
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10 But when (A)Sanballat the Horonite and (B)Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.
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Ezra 4:15-16
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15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste. 16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”
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