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Neh 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Hear		Psa 123:3,4
despised		Heb. despite
turn		1Sa 17:26; Psa 79:12; Pro 3:34; Hsa 12:14

Correlating Passages

Hear

	Psa 123:3	Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
	Psa 123:4	Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, [and] with the contempt of the proud.

turn

	1Sa 17:26	And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
	Psa 79:12	And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
	Pro 3:34	Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
	Hsa 12:14	Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

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Scott, Thomas. "Nehemiah 4:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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