Nehemiah 2:19
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19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official[a] and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they mocked and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”(A)
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- 2.19 Heb servant
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 the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall; and according to this report you wish to become their king.(A)
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- 6.6 Heb Gashmu
Nehemiah 6:1-2
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Intrigues of Enemies Foiled
6 Now when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall and that there was no gap left in it (though up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),(A) 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together in one of the villages[a] in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm.(B)
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- 6.2 Or Chephirim
Psalm 44:13-14
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13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and scorn of those around us.(A)
14 You have made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.(B)
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- 44.14 Heb a shaking of the head
Mark 5:40
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40 And they laughed at him. Then he 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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Hebrews 11:36
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36 Others suffered mocking and flogging and even chains and imprisonment.(A)
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Acts 24:5
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5 We have, in fact, found this man a pestilent fellow, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.[a](A)
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- 24.5 Gk Nazoreans
John 19:12
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12 From then on Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Everyone who claims to be a king sets himself against Caesar.”(A)
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Luke 23:2
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2 They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man inciting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”[a](A)
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- 23.2 Or is an anointed king
Jeremiah 20:8
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8 For whenever I speak, I must cry out;
I must shout, “Violence and destruction!”
For the word of the Lord has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.(A)
Psalm 80:6
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- 80.6 Syr: Heb strife
Psalm 79:4
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4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
mocked and derided by those around us.(A)
Job 30:1
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30 “But now they make sport of me,
those who are younger than I,
whose fathers I would have disdained
to set with the dogs of my flock.(A)
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, strengthen my hands.
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Nehemiah 4:1
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Hostile Plots Thwarted
4 [a]Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he mocked the Jews.(A)
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- 4.1 3.33 in Heb
Nehemiah 2:10
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10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official[a] heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.(A)
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- 2.10 Heb servant
Ezra 4:15-16
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15 so that a search may be made in the annals of your ancestors. You will discover in the annals that this is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from long ago. On that account 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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