Nehemiah 5:3

There were also some that said, “We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”

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WEBBE

There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”

BSB

Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

KJV

Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

ASV

Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.

BBE

And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need.

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וְיֵשׁ ve·yesh and there H3426 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher [were those] who H834 אֹמְרִים 'o·me·rim [were] saying H559 שְׂדֹתֵינוּ se·do·tei·nu fields our H7704 וּכְרָמֵינוּ u·khe·ra·mei·nu and vineyards our H3754 וּבָתֵּינוּ u·va·tei·nu and houses our H1004 אֲנַחְנוּ 'a·nach·nu we H587 עֹרְבִים 'o·re·vim [are] mortgaging H6148 וְנִקְחָה ve·nik·chah and we will get H3947 דָגָן da·gan grain H1715 בָּרָעָב ba·ra·'av in the famine H7458

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–5

Men prey upon their fellow-creatures: by despising the poor they reproach their Maker. Such conduct is a disgrace to any, but who can sufficiently abhor it when adopted by professing Christians? With compassion for the oppressed, we should lament the hardships which many in the world are groaning under; putting our souls into their souls' stead, and remembering in our prayers and succours those who are burdened. But let those who show no mercy, expect judgment without mercy.

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HouseLandTaxDebtorDebtHomesteadMortgage

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.