strkjv@Nehemiah:5:1
@ And there was a
great
cry
of the
people
and of their
wives
against their
brethren
the
Jews
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:2
@ For there
were
that
said
, We, our
sons
, and our
daughters
, are
many
: therefore we take
up
corn
for them, that we may
eat
, and
live
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:3
@ Some also there
were
that
said
, We have
mortgaged
our
lands
,
vineyards
, and
houses
, that we might
buy
corn
, because of the
dearth
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:4
@ There
were
also that
said
, We have
borrowed
money
for the
kings
tribute
, and that upon our
lands
and
vineyards
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:5
@ Yet now our
flesh
is as the
flesh
of our
brethren
, our
children
as their
children
: and, lo, we bring into
bondage
our
sons
and our
daughters
to be
servants
, and some of our
daughters
are
brought unto
bondage
already: neither is it in our
power
H3027to redeem them; for other
men
have our
lands
and
vineyards
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:6
@ And I was
very
angry
when I
heard
their
cry
and these
words
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:7
@ Then I
consulted
with
myself
, and I
rebuked
the
nobles
, and the
rulers
, and
said
unto them, Ye
exact
usury
, every
one
of his
brother
. And I
set
a
great
assembly
against them.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:8
@ And I
said
unto them, We after our
ability
have
redeemed
our
brethren
the
Jews
, which were
sold
unto the
heathen
; and will ye even
sell
your
brethren
? or shall they be
sold
unto us? Then held they their
peace
, and
found
nothing
to answer.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:9
@ Also I
said
, It is not
good
that
ye
do
: ought ye not to
walk
in the
fear
of our
God
because of the
reproach
of the
heathen
our
enemies
?
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:10
@ I likewise, and my
brethren
, and my
servants
, might
exact
of them
money
and
corn
: I pray you, let us leave
off
this
usury
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:11
@
Restore
, I pray you, to them, even this
day
, their
lands
, their
vineyards
, their
oliveyards
, and their
houses
, also the
hundredth
part of the
money
, and of the
corn
, the
wine
, and the
oil
, that ye
exact
of them.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:12
@ Then
said
they, We will
restore
them, and will
require
nothing of them; so will we
do
as thou
sayest
. Then I
called
the
priests
, and took an
oath
of them, that they should
do
according to this
promise
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:13
@ Also I
shook
my
lap
, and
said
, So
God
shake
out
every
man
from his
house
, and from his
labour
, that
performeth
not this
promise
, even thus be he shaken
out
, and
emptied
. And all the
congregation
said
,
Amen
, and
praised
the
LORD
. And the
people
did
according to this
promise
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:14
@ Moreover from the
time
that I was
appointed
to be their
governor
in the
land
of
Judah
, from the
twentieth
year
even unto the
two
and
thirtieth
year
of
Artaxerxes
the
king
, that is,
twelve
sh@
years
, I and my
brethren
have not
eaten
the
bread
of the
governor
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:15
@ But the
former
governors
that had been
before
me were
chargeable
unto the
people
, and had
taken
of them
bread
and
wine
,
beside
forty
shekels
of
silver
; yea,
even
their
servants
bare
rule
over the
people
: but so
did
not I,
because
of the
fear
of
God
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:16
@ Yea, also I
continued
in the
work
of this
wall
, neither
bought
we any
land
: and all my
servants
were
gathered
thither unto the
work
m@.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:17
@ Moreover there were at my
table
an
hundred
and
fifty
of the
Jews
and
rulers
, beside those that
came
unto us from among the
heathen
that are about
us
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:18
@ Now that which was
prepared
for me
daily
was
one
ox
and
six
choice
sheep
; also
fowls
were
prepared
for me, and once in
ten
days
store
of all sorts of
wine
: yet for
all
this
required
not I the
bread
of the
governor
, because the
bondage
was
heavy
upon this
people
.
strkjv@Nehemiah:5:19
@
Think
upon me, my
God
, for
good
, according to all that I have
done
for this
people
.
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