Nehemiah:5:7-13
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Then I consulted with myself ,
and I rebuked the nobles ,
and the rulers ,
and said unto them ,
Ye exact (
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usury ,
every one of his brother .
And I set a great assembly against them .
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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 .
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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 ?
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I likewise ,
and my brethren ,
and my servants na #
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might exact of them money and corn :
I pray you ,
let us leave off this usury .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .