5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us ...

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.

NOW THERE arose a great cry of the [poor] people and of their wives [driven to borrowing] against their Jewish brethren [the few who could afford to lend].

1Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2For there were those who said, "With our sons and our daughters ...

Nehemiah 5:1-12. Nehemiah Deals with Oppression. 5Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish kin. 2For there were ...

Nehemiah 5:1-12 New King James Version (NKJV) · And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren.

1 And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren. 2 For there were those who said, "We, our sons, and our daughters ...

Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. For there were those who said, “With our sons...

CHAPTER 5 Social and Economic Problems. 1a Then there rose a great outcry of the people and their wives against certain of their Jewish kindred.

About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. 2 They were saying, “We have such large families.