Nehemiah 5:10
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. Economic distress erupts within the community: poor families complain that they mortgage fields, vineyards, and children to pay Persian taxes and buy food while wealthy nobles charge interest. Nehemiah rebukes the nobles publicly, makes them swear to return pledged property …
Andere Übersetzungen
And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury.
Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing.
Querverweise
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him …
For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall …
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, …
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things …
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, …
Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done …
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, …
And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence …
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; …