Nehemiah 2:19
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19 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab heard of our plan, they scoffed contemptuously. “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” they asked.
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Nehemiah 6:6
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6 and this is what it said:
“There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem[a] tells me it is true, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel and that is why you are building the wall. According to his reports, you plan to be their king.
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- 6:6 Hebrew Gashmu, a variant spelling of Geshem.
Nehemiah 6:1-2
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Continued Opposition to Rebuilding
6 Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained—though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates. 2 So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages[a] in the plain of Ono.
But I realized they were plotting to harm me,
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- 6:2 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads at Kephirim.
Psalm 44:13-14
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13 You let our neighbors mock us.
We are an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
14 You have made us the butt of their jokes;
they shake their heads at us in scorn.
Mark 5:40
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40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl’s father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.
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Hebrews 11:36
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36 Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons.
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Acts 24:5
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5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.
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John 19:12
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12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, “If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’[a] Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.”
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- 19:12 “Friend of Caesar” is a technical term that refers to an ally of the emperor.
Luke 23:2
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2 They began to state their case: “This man has been leading our people astray by telling them not to pay their taxes to the Roman government and by claiming he is the Messiah, a king.”
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Jeremiah 20:8
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8 When I speak, the words burst out.
“Violence and destruction!” I shout.
So these messages from the Lord
have made me a household joke.
Psalm 80:6
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6 You have made us the scorn[a] of neighboring nations.
Our enemies treat us as a joke.
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- 80:6 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads the strife.
Psalm 79:4
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4 We are mocked by our neighbors,
an object of scorn and derision to those around us.
Job 30:1
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Job Speaks of His Anguish
30 “But now I am mocked by people younger than I,
by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
Nehemiah 6:9
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9 They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. So I continued the work with even greater determination.[a]
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- 6:9 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads But now to strengthen my hands.
Nehemiah 4:1
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Enemies Oppose the Rebuilding
4 [a]Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews,
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- 4:1 Verses 4:1-6 are numbered 3:33-38 in Hebrew text.
Nehemiah 2:10
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10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel.
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Ezra 4:15-16
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15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it. 16 We declare to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the province west of the Euphrates River will be lost to you.”
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