Simple verse list for NEH 4:4

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Original NEH 3:36: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) I prayed, “Our god, listen to how we’re mocked and cause their words to return on their own heads and send them away as captives to become the plunder for another country.

OET-LV (NEH 3:36) [fn] Hear our _god _of_Oh if/because we _are contempt and_return reproach _of_their to head _of_their _own and_give_them to_plunder in_land captivity.

ULT Hear, our God, that we are a contempt, and cause their taunts to return on their heads! And give them for plunder in a land of captivity.

UST When I heard about what they were saying, I prayed to God and said, “O our God, listen to the way they are mocking us! Make them fail in their attempts to stop us, so that other people will mock them! Allow their enemies to capture them and force them to go to a foreign land!

BSB & MSB Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

OEB Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

WEBBE & WMBB “Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their reproach on their own head. Give them up for a plunder in a land of captivity.

NET Hear, O our God, for we are despised! Return their reproach on their own head! Reduce them to plunder in a land of exile!

LSV Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and return their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

FBV I prayed, “Lord, please listen to us, because we are being treated with contempt. Rain down their insults on their own heads! Let them be taken away like plunder, prisoners in a foreign land!

T4T Then I prayed. I said, “Our God, hear us, because they are ridiculing us! Cause the words of their insults to fall back on them! Allow their enemies to come and capture them and force them to go to a foreign land!

LEB Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn on their head and give them over to plunder in the land of captivity.

BBE Give ear, O our God, for we are looked down on: let their words of shame be turned back on themselves, and let them be given up to wasting in a land where they are prisoners:

Moff Hear. O our God—for we are scorned—and turn their scoffs back upon their own heads; leave them to be plundered in the land of their exile;

JPS Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

ASV Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up for a spoil in a land of captivity;

DRA Hear thou our God, for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them to be despised in a land of captivity.

YLT Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

Drby Hear, our [fn]God, for we are despised, and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in a land of captivity!

RV Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity:
(Hear, Oh our God; for we are despised: and turn back their reproach upon their own head, and give them up to spoiling in a land of captivity:)

SLT Hear, O our God; for we were despised: and turn back their reproach upon their head, and wilt thou give them for plunder in the land of captivity?

Wbstr 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:

KJB-1769 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:[fn]
(Hear, Oh 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:)

KJB-1611 Heare, O our God, for we are [fn]despised: and turne their reproch vpon their owne head, and giue them for a pray, in the land of captiuitie.
(Hear, Oh our God, for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a pray, in the land of captivity.)

Bshps Heare O thou our God, for we are despised, turne their shame vpon their owne head, & geue them ouer into despising in the lande of their captiuitie.
(Hear Oh thou/you our God, for we are despised, turn their shame upon their own head, and give them over into despising in the land of their captivity.)

Gnva Heare, O our God (for we are despised) and turne their shame vpon their owne head, and giue them vnto a pray in the lande of their captiuitie,
(Hear, Oh our God (for we are despised) and turn their shame upon their own head, and give them unto a pray in the land of their captivity,)

Cvdl Heare O thou oure God, how we are despysed, turne their shame vpon their awne heade, yt thou mayest geue them ouer in to despisinge in the londe of their captiuite.
(Hear Oh thou/you our God, how we are despised, turn their shame upon their own head, it thou/you mayest/may give them over in to despising in the land of their captivity.)

Wycl And Neemye seide, Oure God, here thou, for we ben maad dispising; turne thou the schenschip on her heed, and yyue thou hem in to dispisyng in the lond of caytifte;
(And Neemye said, Our God, here thou/you, for we been made despising; turn thou/you the disgrace/ruin on her head, and give thou/you hem in to despising in the land of captivity;)

Luth (NEH 3:36) Höre, unser GOtt, wie verachtet sind wir! Kehre ihre Schmach auf ihren Kopf, daß du sie gebest in Verachtung im Lande ihres Gefängnisses!
(Listen, our God, as/like despised are we/us! Sweep their/her disgrace on/in/to your(pl) head(n), that you(sg) they/she/them givest in contempt in_the land theirs/hers prison/jail!)

ClVg Audi, Deus noster, quia facti sumus despectui: converte opprobrium super caput eorum, et da eos in despectionem in terra captivitatis.
(Listen, God our, because made we_are contempt: convert reproach over the_head their, and give them in/into/on contempt in/into/on earth/land captivity.)

UHB 3:36 שְׁמַ֤ע אֱלֹהֵ֨י⁠נוּ֙ כִּֽי־הָיִ֣ינוּ בוּזָ֔ה וְ⁠הָשֵׁ֥ב חֶרְפָּתָ֖⁠ם אֶל־רֹאשָׁ֑⁠ם וּ⁠תְנֵ֥⁠ם לְ⁠בִזָּ֖ה בְּ⁠אֶ֥רֶץ שִׁבְיָֽה׃ ‡

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