Nehemiah 2:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Sanballat from Horon, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard that we were building again. They made fun of us in a very ugly way. They said, “What are you doing? Are you turning against the king?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 6:6

This is what the letter said: “There is a rumor going around. People are talking about it everywhere. And, by the way, Geshem says it is true. People are saying that you and the Jews are planning to turn against the king. This is why you are building the wall of Jerusalem. People are also saying that you will be the new king of the Jews.

Mark 5:40

But everyone laughed at him. Jesus told the people to leave the house. Then he went into the room where the child was. He brought the child’s father and mother and his three followers into the room with him.

Hebrews 11:36

Some were laughed at and beaten. Others were tied up and put in prison.

Acts 24:5

This man is a troublemaker. He causes trouble with the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group.

John 19:12

After this, Pilate tried to let Jesus go free. But the Jewish leaders shouted, “Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar. So if you let this man go free, that means you are not Caesar’s friend.”

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Jesus and said to Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. He calls himself the Messiah, a king.”

Jeremiah 20:8

Every time I speak, I shout. I am always shouting about violence and destruction. I tell the people about the message that I received from the Lord. But they only insult me and make fun of me.

Psalm 80:6

You made us the target of everyone’s hatred. Our enemies make fun of us.

Psalm 79:4

The countries around us insult us. The people around us laugh at us and make fun of us.

Job 30:1

“But now men younger than I make fun of me— men whose fathers were too worthless to put with my sheep dogs.

Nehemiah 6:9

Our enemies were only trying to make us afraid. They are thinking to themselves, “The Jews will be afraid and too weak to keep on working. Then the wall will not be finished.” But I prayed, “God, make me strong.”

Nehemiah 4:1

When Sanballat heard that we were building the wall of Jerusalem, he was very angry and upset. He started making fun of the Jews.

Nehemiah 2:10

Sanballat from Horon and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about what I was doing. They were very upset and angry that someone had come to help the Israelites.

Matthew 9:24

Jesus said, “Go away. The girl is not dead. She is only sleeping.” But the people laughed at him.

Nehemiah 13:28

Joiada was the son of Eliashib the high priest. One of Joiada’s sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Horon. I forced him to leave this place. I forced him to run away.

Psalm 123:4

We have had enough of the hateful words of those proud people who make fun of us and show us no respect.

Jeremiah 41:10

Ishmael captured all the other people in the town of Mizpah and started to cross over to the country of the Ammonites. They included the king’s daughters, and all those who were left there. Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards, had chosen Gedaliah to watch over those people.

Psalm 80:7

God All-Powerful, accept us again. Smile down on us and save us!

Isaiah 36:5

I tell you, if you are trusting in power and great battle plans, that is useless. Those are nothing but empty words. Now I ask you, who do you trust so much that you are willing to rebel against me?