12 Bible Verses about Abuse, To God's People

But others mocking said, These men are full of sweet wine.

But they mocked the messengers of God and despised His words, and ill-treated His prophets until the wrath of Jehovah arose against His people, until there was no healing.

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All who see Me mock me; they shoot out the lip; they shake the head, saying, He trusted on Jehovah; let Him deliver Him; let Him rescue Him, since He delights in Him!

because I have borne reproach for Your sake, shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to My brothers, and a foreigner to My mother's children. For the zeal of Your house has eaten Me up; and the reproaches of those who reproached You have fallen on Me.read more.
When I humbled my soul with fasting, it turned to my reproach. I also made sackcloth my clothing, and I became a proverb to them. They who sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

Have mercy on us, O Jehovah, have mercy on us; for we are exceedingly filled with scorn.

O Jehovah, You have deceived me, and I was deceived. You are stronger than I, and You have prevailed. I am in derision all the day; everyone laughs at me.

But it happened when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and greatly displeased, and mocked the Jews. And he spoke before his brothers 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 the rubbish which are burned? And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox goes up, he shall even break down their stone wall.read more.
Oh our God, hear, for we are despised. And turn their curse upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity.

In these things they are surprised, that you are not running with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

And hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some indeed mocked; and others said, We will hear you again concerning this.

And they resisting and blaspheming, shaking his garment, he said to them, Your blood is on your own heads. I am pure from it. From now on I will go to the nations.

I know your works and tribulation and poverty (but you are rich), and I know the blasphemy of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.