12 Bible Verses about Abuse, To God's People

While, others, in mockery were saying - With sweet wine, are they drunken!

yet became they mockers of the messengers of God, and despisers of his words, and mimics of his prophets, - until the mounting up of the wrath of Yahweh against his people, until there was no healing.

But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people; All that see me, laugh at me, - They open wide the mouth, They shake the head: - He should trust in Yahweh - let him deliver him, - Let him rescue him, seeing he delighteth in him.

Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face; One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother; Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.read more.
When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach; When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word; They who sit in the gate talk against me, - And against me are the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.

Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:

Thou didst persuade me, O Yahweh and I was persuaded, Thou didst lay firm hold on me and didst prevail, - I am become a mockery, all the day, Every one, is laughing at me.

But it came to pass, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, it angered him, and he was greatly displeased, - and mocked the Jews; and spake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What are, these feeble Jews, doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they bring to life the stones out of the heaps of dust, when, they, have been burned up? Now, Tobiah the Ammonite, was beside him, - so he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox should go up, he would break down their stone wall!read more.
Hear, O our God, for we have become a contempt, and turn thou back their reproach upon their own head, - and give them up as a prey, in the land of captivity;

Wherein they are taken by surprise that ye run not with them into the same overflow of riotous excess, - uttering defamation:

Happy, are ye, whensoever they may reproach you and persecute you, and say every evil thing against you, falsely, for my sake:

Now, when they heard of raising the dead, some, indeed, began to mock, while, others, said - We will hear thee, concerning this, even again.

But, as they began opposing and defaming, shaking out his garments, he said unto them - Your blood, be upon your own head! Pure, am, I: henceforth, unto the nations, will I go.

I know thy tribulation, and destitution, nevertheless, thou art, rich, and the profane speech from among them who affirm that they themselves are, Jews, and they are not, but a synagogue of Satan.