Nehemiah 2:19

Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls

¹⁸ Then I gave them an account of how the hand of my God was on me, helping me. I told them of the king's words he said to me. They said: Let us get to work on the building. So they made their hands strong for the good work. ¹⁹ But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” ²⁰ I answered them: The God of heaven will be our help; so we, his servants, will go on with our building. But you have no part or right or any name in Jerusalem.

Fall Away

Ammonites

Arab

Sanballat

Tobiah

Tobijah

Nehemiah 6:6

There was written in it: It has been heard among the nations what Geshem is saying, / He is saying that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority. That this is why you are building the wall. They say that it is your purpose to be their king.

Nehemiah 6:1-2

Word was given to Sanballat and Tobiah and to Geshem the Arabian and to the rest of our enemies, that I had done the building of the wall and that there were no more broken places in it though even then I had not put up the gates in the gateways.

Psalm 44:13-14

You made us a reproach to our neighbors and an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.

Ezra 4:15-16

That way a search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled. It has been a cause of trouble to kings and countries. There were outbursts against authority in the past. That is the reason the town was laid waste.

Nehemiah 2:10

Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard I was coming. They were greatly troubled because a man came to help from the children of Israel.

Nehemiah 4:1

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.

Nehemiah 6:9

They hoped to put fear in us, saying: Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.

Job 30:1

Men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I would not let them help dogs guard sheep.

Psalm 79:4

We have become a disgrace to our neighbors, an object of ridicule and contempt to those around us.

Psalm 80:6

You made us a source of conflict to our neighbors. Our enemies make fun of us.

Jeremiah 20:8

Each time I speak, I cry aloud. I proclaim violence and destruction! For me the word of Jehovah has resulted in reproach and derision all day long.

Mark 5:40

They laughed him to scorn. He sent them all out of the house. Then he took the father, mother and his companions and went to the child.

Luke 23:2

They accused him, saying: We found this man perverting our nation. He forbids payment of tax to Caesar. He claims to be Christ a king.

John 19:12

As a result of this Pilate sought to release him. The Jews cried out: If you release this man you are not Caesar's friend. Every one that makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Acts 24:5

We have found this man to be a troublemaker who stirs up sedition (resists lawful authority) among all the Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Hebrews 11:36

And others had trial of cruel mocking and scourging and bonds and imprisonment.