Nehemiah 5:2
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
Context
This verse from Nehemiah Chapter 5 connects to 8 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 …
Outras Traduções
For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.
yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'
For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.
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