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:”

"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
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What does Nehemiah 4:4 mean?

Nehemiah 4:4 (KJV) says, "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." The book of Nehemiah is a historical account found in the Old Testament of the Bible. It tells the story of a man…

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Turning Despair into Divine Deliverance

In Nehemiah 4:4, we find a poignant plea that resonates with the trials of many in their personal struggles: "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." This heartfelt cry from Nehemiah…

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A Prayer for Strength and Deliverance in Times of Reproach

O Lord God of Heaven and Earth, As I come before Your holy throne today, I am reminded of the words spoken by Nehemiah in 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." With a…

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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 4:4-5 - "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: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders."
"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: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders." - Nehemiah 4:4-5
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 12:4 - "Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 10:4 - "Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"
"Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch," - Nehemiah 10:4
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah," - Nehemiah 12:4
Nehemiah 4:8 - "And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 2:4 (KJVA) 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 7:4 - "Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 2:4 (KJVA) 4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Nehemiah 13:4 - "¶ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:"
Nehemiah 5:4 - "There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards."
Nehemiah 4:10 - "And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall."
Nehemiah 6:4 - "Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner."
Nehemiah 4:21 - "So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared."
Nehemiah 2:4 - "Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven."
Nehemiah 4:5 - "And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders."
Nehemiah 4:18 - "For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me."
Nehemiah 4:6 - "So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work."
Nehemiah 4:1 - "But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews."
Nehemiah 4:17 – "Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other."
Nehemiah 4:9 - "Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them."
Nehemiah 4:20 - "In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us."