NET Bible
"Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!"
— Nehemiah 4:4, NET Bible
“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 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:”
Opposition to the Work Continues(3:33) Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he became angry and was quite upset. He derided the Jews,
and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said,“What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?”
Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said,“If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!
Do not cover their iniquity, and do not wipe out their sin from your sight. For they have bitterly offended the builders!
So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. The people were enthusiastic in their work.
(4:1) When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people of Ashdod heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem had moved ahead and that the breaches had begun to be closed, they were very angry.