KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Nehemiah 4:3–4
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Nehemiah 4:3
3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Euen that which they build, if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stone wall.
Nehemiah 4:4
4Hear, 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:
4Heare, O our God, for we are †despised: and turne their reproch vpon their owne head, and giue them for a pray, in the land of captiuitie.
- Hebr. despight.
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DEFINED WORDS
Nehemiah 4:3
A person of Ammon or a member of the Ammonite people.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Indeed or precisely; adding emphasis to what follows.
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To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
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A small wild canine known for cunning; figuratively, a crafty or destructive person.
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To separate, fracture, open, interrupt, violate, subdue, or burst forth, according to context.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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A piece or mass of rock; also to strike or kill with stones, according to context.
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A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place; figuratively, a defense or protection.
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Nehemiah 4:4
To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
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Contemned; disdained; abhorred.
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To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
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Shame; infamy; disgrace. That which is the cause of shame or disgrace.
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Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.
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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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Booty or spoil taken by force; an animal or person hunted or seized.
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The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region.
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From verse 3
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Open the full verse study19But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
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Open the full verse study10And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
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Open the full verse study18And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
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Open the full verse study23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
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Open the full verse study10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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Open the full verse study18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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Open the full verse study1NOW it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
From verse 4
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Open the full verse study12And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
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Open the full verse study3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
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Open the full verse study34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
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Open the full verse study14Ephraim 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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Open the full verse study26And 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?
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