Nehemiah 4:4

NETBible

Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!

NIV ©

Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.

NASB ©

Hear, O our God, how we are despised! Return their reproach on their own heads and give them up for plunder in a land of captivity.

NLT ©

Then I prayed, "Hear us, O our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land!

MSG ©

Nehemiah prayed, "Oh listen to us, dear God. We're so despised: Boomerang their ridicule on their heads; have their enemies cart them off as war trophies to a land of no return;

BBE ©

Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:

NRSV ©

Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their taunt back on their own heads, and give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.

NKJV ©

Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!


KJV
Hear
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O our God
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for we are despised
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and turn
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their reproach
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upon their own head
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and give
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them for a prey
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in the land
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of captivity
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{despised: Heb. despite}
NASB ©

Hear
<8085>
, O our God
<430>
, how
<3588>
we are despised
<939>
! Return
<7725>
their reproach
<2781>
on their own heads
<7218>
and give
<5414>
them up for plunder
<961>
in a land
<776>
of captivity
<7633>
.
LXXM
(3:36) akouson
<191> 
V-AAD-2S
o
<3588> 
T-NSM
yeov
<2316> 
N-VSM
hmwn
<1473> 
P-GP
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
egenhyhmen
<1096> 
V-API-1P
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
mukthrismon {N-ASM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
epistreqon
<1994> 
V-AAD-2S
oneidismon
<3680> 
N-ASM
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
kefalhn
<2776> 
N-ASF
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
dov
<1325> 
V-AAD-2S
autouv
<846> 
D-APM
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
mukthrismon {N-ASM} en
<1722> 
PREP
gh
<1065> 
N-DSF
aicmalwsiav
<161> 
N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL
Hear
<08085>
, O our God
<0430>
, for
<03588>
we are despised
<0939>
! Return
<07725>
their reproach
<02781>
on their own head
<07218>
! Reduce
<05414>
them to plunder
<0961>
in a land
<0776>
of exile
<07633>
!
HEBREW
hybs
<07633>
Urab
<0776>
hzbl
<0961>
Mntw
<05414>
Msar
<07218>
la
<0413>
Mtprx
<02781>
bshw
<07725>
hzwb
<0939>
wnyyh
<01961>
yk
<03588>
wnyhla
<0430>
ems
<08085>
(4:4)
<3:36>