Nehemiah 5:6

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

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And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

In Context

5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our sons as their sons. And, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [already]. Neither is it in our

7Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the ranking men and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, everyone of his brother. And I held a great assembly against them.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:8And all these thy servants shall come down to me, and bow themselves down to me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people who follow thee. And after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

Nehemiah 13:8And it grieved me greatly. Therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

Psalms 119:53Hot indignation has taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.

Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 5:2-6

The Complaints of the Poor. ( b. c. 445.) 1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. 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. 3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. 5… Read the whole commentary →

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