Nehemiah 2:17
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17 But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”
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Ezekiel 5:14
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14 “So I will turn you into a ruin, a mockery in the eyes of the surrounding nations and to all who pass by.
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Nehemiah 1:3
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3 They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
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Psalm 79:4
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4 We are mocked by our neighbors,
an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
Lamentations 3:51
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51 My heart is breaking
over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 3:45-46
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45 You have discarded us as refuse and garbage
among the nations.
46 “All our enemies
have spoken out against us.
Isaiah 35:3-4
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3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.
4 Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”
Ezekiel 22:4-5
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4 you are guilty because of the blood you have shed. You are defiled because of the idols you have made. Your day of destruction has come! You have reached the end of your years. I will make you an object of mockery throughout the world. 5 O infamous city, filled with confusion, you will be mocked by people far and near.
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Lamentations 2:8-9
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8 The Lord was determined
to destroy the walls of beautiful Jerusalem.
He made careful plans for their destruction,
then did what he had planned.
Therefore, the ramparts and walls
have fallen down before him.
9 Jerusalem’s gates have sunk into the ground.
He has smashed their locks and bars.
Her kings and princes have been exiled to distant lands;
her law has ceased to exist.
Her prophets receive
no more visions from the Lord.
Psalm 89:50-51
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50 Consider, Lord, how your servants are disgraced!
I carry in my heart the insults of so many people.
51 Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord;
they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
Lamentations 2:2
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2 Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
every home in Israel.[a]
In his anger he has broken down
the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.[b]
He has brought them to the ground,
dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.
Jeremiah 24:9
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9 I will make them an object of horror and a symbol of evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.
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Psalm 79:12
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12 O Lord, pay back our neighbors seven times
for the scorn they have hurled at you.
Psalm 44:13
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13 You let our neighbors mock us.
We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
Ezra 5:1-2
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5 At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them. 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak[a] responded by starting again to rebuild the Temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them and helped them.
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- 5:2 Aramaic Jozadak, a variant spelling of Jehozadak.
Ezra 10:2-4
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2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite of this there is hope for Israel. 3 Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God. 4 Get up, for it is your duty to tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you, so be strong and take action.”
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1 Samuel 11:2
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2 “All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!”
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