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Read Full Chapter (Nehemiah 5) Nehemiah 5:1 KJV
"And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews."
Nehemiah Chapter 5, Verse 1
Nehemiah 5:1 in Context (Verses 1–4 KJV)
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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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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.
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Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
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There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.