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 ...

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”

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.

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

Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our ...

David Guzik commentary on Nehemiah 5 describes how financial problems threaten the work on the wall, and Nehemiah sets an example in generosity.

1 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 this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My ...

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.

1 Now there arosea great outcry of the people and of their wivesagainst their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our ...