Nehemiah 5:5-7

⁵We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

⁶When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,

⁷and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them

— Nehemiah 5:5-7

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Cross References for Nehemiah 5:5-7

• Leviticus 25:36
• Deuteronomy 23:19-20
• Exodus 22:25
• 2 Kings 4:1
• Nehemiah 13:25
• Leviticus 25:39-43
• Isaiah 58:7
• Ephesians 4:26
• Leviticus 19:15
• Ezekiel 22:12

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