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."
— Nehemiah 4:4, NASB
“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 back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity; ”
“"Hear, our God; for we are despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;”
“Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!”
“Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.”
“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:”
“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:”
Now it came about that when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious and very angry and mocked the Jews.
He spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy men of Samaria and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in a day? Can they revive the stones from the dusty rubble even the burned ones?"
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him and he said, "Even what they are building--if a fox should jump on it, he would break their stone wall down!"
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.
Do not forgive their iniquity and let not their sin be blotted out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repair of the walls of Jerusalem went on, and that the breaches began to be closed, they were very angry.