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
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What does Nehemiah 4:4-5 mean?

Nehemiah 4:4-5 (KJV) states: "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…

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Standing Firm in the Face of Opposition: A Call to Prayer and Justice

In Nehemiah 4:4-5, we find a profound representation of the struggle faced by those who seek to restore what is broken in both their lives and communities: "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…

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A Prayer for Strength in the Face of Opposition

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You today to pour out my heart, troubled and burdened by the weight of opposition and scorn we face in this world. Just as Nehemiah cried out in Nehemiah 4:4-5, so do we seek You in our time of need: "Hear, O our…

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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."
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 4:5 - "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 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 4:6
Nehemiah 12:4 - "Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,"
Nehemiah 10:4 - "Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,"
Ephesians 4:4-5
2 Kings 4:4-5
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:"
"Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch," - Nehemiah 10:4
"Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah," - Nehemiah 12:4
"There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards." - Nehemiah 5:4
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."
"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 4:5
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 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 4:18 - "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."