NET Bible
"Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews."
— Nehemiah 5:1, NET Bible
“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
“Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. ”
“Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.”
“Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
“Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.”
“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
There were those who said,“With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
There were others who said,“We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.”
Then there were those who said,“We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.