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Nehemiah 4:3-7

3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones!”

4 Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.

5 Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.

6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

Cross References for Nehemiah 4:3-7

Deuteronomy 23:3 - No Ammonite or Moabite or any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord, even down ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:3

Ezra 9:1 - Ezra’s Prayer About Intermarriage After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and ... Click to read the verse Ezra 9:1 Click to read the verse Ezra 9:1

1 Kings 20:10 - Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:10 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:10

Lamentations 5:18 - for Mount Zion, which lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it. Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:18 Click to read the verse Lamentations 5:18

Nehemiah 13:1 - Nehemiah’s Final Reforms On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the peo... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:1 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 13:1

2 Kings 18:23 - “‘Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand ho... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:23 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:23

Nehemiah 2:19 - But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about i... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:19 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:19

1 Kings 20:18 - He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; if they have come out for war, take... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:18 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:18

1 Chronicles 19:2 - David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 19:2 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 19:2

Nehemiah 2:10 - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very m... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:10 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 2:10

Nehemiah 6:1 - Further Opposition to the Rebuilding When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and t... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 6:1 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 6:1

Micah 7:11 - The day for building your walls will come, the day for extending your boundaries. Click to read the verse Micah 7:11 Click to read the verse Micah 7:11

Ezekiel 13:15 - So I will spend my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I wi... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:15 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:15