Nehemiah 4:4
Hear, 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:
Cross-references
Nehemiah 6:14 is another imprecatory prayer against the same enemies Tobiah and Sanballat, reinforcing the plea for divine justice.
Psalm 79:12 similarly asks God to repay scorn sevenfold, directly echoing Nehemiah's plea to turn insults back on enemies.
Psalm 123:4 specifies the source of contempt as the arrogant and proud, matching Nehemiah's situation with mocking enemies.
Jeremiah 18:23 asks God not to forgive or blot out sin, directly paralleling Nehemiah's imprecatory plea for retribution against enemies.
Lamentations 1:22 calls for God to repay enemies as they have suffered, parallel to Nehemiah's request to turn taunts back on opponents.
Psalm 123:3 echoes the same cry against contempt—both prayers appeal to God for relief from scorn.
Proverbs 3:34 states that God mocks the proud, reinforcing Nehemiah's prayer that God will turn back the insults of arrogant enemies.