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Nehemiah 4:4

tHear, O our God, for we are despised. uTurn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.

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Nehemiah 4:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

Nehemiah 4:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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:

Nehemiah 4:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then I prayed, “Hear us, 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!

Nehemiah 4:4 — The New King James Version (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!

Nehemiah 4:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

I prayed, “Hear us, our God. We are hated. Turn the insults of Sanballat and Tobiah back on their own heads. Let them be captured and stolen like valuables.

Nehemiah 4:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Nehemiah 4:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Hear, our God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity!

Nehemiah 4:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤Nehemiah prayed,⸥ “Our God, hear us. We are despised. Turn their insults back on them, and let them be robbed in the land where they are prisoners.

Nehemiah 4:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Listen, our God, for we are despised. Make their insults return on their own heads and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

Nehemiah 4:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (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.

Nehemiah 4:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn on their head and give them over to plunder in the land of captivity.

Nehemiah 4:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I prayed to God. I said, “Our God, please listen to our prayer. Some people hate us. They’re making fun of us. So let others make fun of them. Let them be carried off like stolen goods. Let them be taken to another country as prisoners.

Nehemiah 4:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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