Nehemiah 5:4

And there are who are saying, 'We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

In Context

3And there are who are saying, 'Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

5and now, as the flesh of our brethren [is] our flesh, as their sons [are] our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards [are] to others.'

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:47'Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things —

1 Kings 9:21their sons who are left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel have not been able to devote — he hath even lifted up [on] them a tribute of service unto this day.

Ezra 4:20and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.

Nehemiah 9:37and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we [are] in great distress.

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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