Verse 7

Nehemiah 5:7

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7 and my heart reigns over me, and I strive with the nobles, and with the prefects, and say to them, “You are exacting usury on one another”; and I set against them a great assembly,

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ לִבִּ֜/י עָלַ֗/י וָ/אָרִ֨יבָ/ה֙ אֶת הַ/חֹרִ֣ים וְ/אֶת הַ/סְּגָנִ֔ים וָ/אֹמְרָ֣/ה לָ/הֶ֔ם מַשָּׁ֥א אִישׁ בְּ/אָחִ֖י/ו אַתֶּ֣ם נשאים נֹשִׁ֑ים וָ/אֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם קְהִלָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה

English Translation

And my heart was filled with anger, and I spoke against the nobles and the officials, saying to them, "You are those who oppress your brothers." And I gathered a great assembly against them.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brothers the Jews, Focus ↗

2 indeed, there are those who are saying, “Our sons, and our daughters, we—are many, and we receive gr... Focus ↗

3 And there are those who are saying, “Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging,... Focus ↗

4 And there are those who are saying, “We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fiel... Focus ↗

5 and now, as the flesh of our brothers is our flesh, as their sons are our sons, and behold, we are s... Focus ↗

6 And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words, Focus ↗

7 and my heart reigns over me, and I strive with the nobles, and with the prefects, and say to them, “...

8 and say to them, “We have acquired our brothers the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to th... Focus ↗

9 And I say, “The thing that you are doing is not good; do you not walk in the fear of our God (Elohim... Focus ↗

10 And also, I, my brothers, and my servants, are exacting silver and grain on them; please let us leav... Focus ↗

11 Please give back to them, as today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their hous... Focus ↗

12 And they say, “We give back, and we seek nothing from them; so we do as you are saying.” And I call... Focus ↗

13 also, I have shaken my lap, and I say, “Thus God (Elohim) shakes out every man from his house and fr... Focus ↗

14 Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentiet... Focus ↗

15 the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in... Focus ↗

16 And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my... Focus ↗

17 and of the Jews, and of the prefects, one hundred and fifty men, and those coming to us of the natio... Focus ↗

18 and that which has been prepared for one day is one ox, six fat sheep, also birds have been prepared... Focus ↗

19 Remember for me, O my God (Elohim), for good, all that I have done for this people. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 5 (19 verses)
Version: Literal Standard Version

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