Nehemiah 2:19

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Summary

But 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?

They

Hebrews 11:36

Will ye rebel

Acts 24:5

Bible References

They

But now those that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to those that are round about us.

We are reproached by our neighbours, scorned, and derided by those that are round about us.

Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves.

For since I spoke out, I raised my voice crying, Violence and destruction; because the word of the LORD has been a reproach unto me and a derision, daily.

And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he took the father and the mother of the damsel and those that were with him and entered in where the damsel was lying.

and others experienced cruel mockings and scourgings, and added to this, bonds and imprisonment;

Will ye rebel

in which was written, It is reported among the Gentiles, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou dost build the wall, that thou may be their king, according to these words.

that search may be made in the book of the records of our fathers; so shalt thou find in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city and hurtful unto kings and provinces and that from old time they form rebellions in the midst of her, for which cause this city was destroyed.

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

And from then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend; whosoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world and prince of the seditious sect of the Nazarenes,