Verse 9
Nehemiah 5:9
Free Bible Version
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Give them back right now their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the one percent interest on the money, grain, new wine, and olive oil that you have been charging them.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
ו/יאמר וָ/אוֹמַ֕ר לֹא ט֥וֹב הַ/דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים הֲ/ל֞וֹא בְּ/יִרְאַ֤ת אֱלֹהֵ֨י/נוּ֙ תֵּלֵ֔כוּ מֵ/חֶרְפַּ֖ת הַ/גּוֹיִ֥ם אוֹיְבֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And I said, "It is not good the thing that you are doing. Should you not walk in the fear of our God to save yourselves from the reproach of the nations, our enemies?"
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Chapter 5 Context
1
They were complaining, “Our families are so large we need more food so we can eat and live.”
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Others added, “We've had to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to buy food during the...
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Still more said, “We've had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay the king's tax.
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Even though we are the same people as our creditors and though our children are the same as their ch...
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5
I thought it over and then I went to argue with the nobles and officials, telling them, “You are cha...
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6
There I told them, “We have done as much as we can to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to...
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7
“What you're doing isn't right,” I told them. “Don't you think you should respect our God (Elohim) s...
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8
I, as well as my brothers and my men have been have been lending the people money and food. Please,...
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9
Give them back right now their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the one perce...
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“We will give it back,” they replied, “and we won't demand anything more from them. We'll do as you...
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11
I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “This is how my God (Elohim) will shake you out of your h...
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12
In addition to this, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me as governor in the land of Judah, whi...
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13
But the governors before me had placed a heavy burden on the people, taking forty shekels of silver...
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14
I also made rebuilding the wall my top priority, and I assigned all my workers to help with that. We...
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15
I had 150 Jews and officials eating at my table, as well as visitors from nearby countries.
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16
Every day I paid for one ox, six good sheep, and poultry. Every ten days I paid for a large supply o...
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17
Please remember me positively, my God (Elohim), for all that I've done for this people.
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