Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Nehemiah 5:1 in context
Nehemiah 5:1–4
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Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
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For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”
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There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”
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There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
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