Verse List for NEH 4:4

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not necessarily natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible—click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed as a tool for doing comparisons of different translations—the older translations are further down the page (so you can read up from the bottom to trace the English translation history). The OET segments on this page are still early looks into the drafted texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible—please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

B I ◄ ← Neh 4:4 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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 [fn] and_ Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _he/it _said the _strength _of it _has _failed of_the _burden-bearer[s] and_the_debris is_much and_we not we _will _be _able to_rebuild (on)_wall.

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 No OEB NEH book available

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 (3-36) 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;

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 Und Juda sprach: Die Kraft der Träger ist zu schwach, und des Staubs ist zu viel; wir können an der Mauer nicht bauen.
(And Yuda spoke: The strength/power the/of_the carrier/bearer is to/for weak, and the dusts is to/for many; we/us can at/to the/of_the wall not build.)

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 despectui: convert reproach over the_head their, and give them in/into/on contemptm in/into/on earth/land captivity.)

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

BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available

BrTr Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return thou their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,