Nehemiah 5:1-3

Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed

5:1 Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. ¹  5:2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain ²  grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 5:3 There were others who said, “We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.”

[5:1]  ¹ tn Heb “their brothers the Jews.”

[5:2]  ² tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).