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KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
there was a great cry
of
the people and of
their wives against their brethren
the
Jews.
About
that
time
there was a great outcry
from
the people and their wives against their fellow
Jews.
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
.
Some
were saying
, “
We and
our sons and daughters are numerous.
We must
get
grain
in
order
to
eat and stay
alive
. ”
Some
also
there
were that
said
, We have
mortgaged
our lands
, vineyards, and houses,
that
we
might
buy
corn,
because
of
the dearth
.
Others
were saying
, “
We are
mortgaging
our fields
, our
vineyards, and our
homes
to
get
grain
during
the famine
. ”
There
were also
that
said
, We have borrowed money for
the king's
tribute,
and
that
upon
our lands
and vineyards.
Still
others
were saying
, “
We have borrowed money to
pay
the king’s
tax
on
our fields
and vineyards.
Yet
now
our
flesh
is
as
the
flesh
of
our
brethren,
our children as
their children :
and
, lo,
we bring
into
bondage
our sons and our
daughters to be
servants,
and
some of our daughters are brought
unto
bondage
already :
neither
is
it
in
our
power
to redeem them ;
for
other
men
have
our lands
and vineyards.
We
and
our children are
just
like
our
countrymen
and
their children, yet
we are
subjecting
our sons and daughters to slavery.
Some of our daughters are already enslaved,
but
we
are
powerless
to redeem them because
our fields
and vineyards belong
to
others
. ”
And
I
was
very
angry
when I heard their cry
and these words.
When I heard their outcry
and these complaints,
I
became
extremely
angry,
Then
I
consulted
with
myself,
and I rebuked the nobles ,
and the
rulers
, and
said
unto
them
, Ye
exact
usury ,
every
one
of
his
brother.
And
I set
a great
assembly against them .
and after
serious
thought
I rebuked the nobles and officials
, saying
, “You
are
exacting
usury from
your
own
brothers!”
So
I called
a large
assembly against them
And I
said unto
them
, We after
our
ability
have redeemed
our brethren
the
Jews,
which
were sold unto
the
heathen;
and
will
ye
even
sell
your brethren?
or
shall
they be sold unto
us ?
Then
held
they their
peace
, and
found
nothing to answer
.
and said, “
We have done
our best
to
buy
back
our
Jewish
brothers
who
were sold to
foreigners,
but
now
you
are
selling
your own
brothers,
that
they may
be sold back
to
us !”
But
they remained
silent
, for
they
could
find
nothing to say
.
Also
I said
, It
is not good
that
ye
do:
ought
ye
not
to
walk in the fear of our God because
of
the reproach of the
heathen
our enemies?
So
I continued
, “What
you
are
doing
is not right.
Shouldn’t
you
walk in the fear of our God to
avoid
the reproach of our foreign
enemies?
I likewise
, and
my brethren,
and my servants, might
exact
of
them
money and corn:
I
pray
you
, let us leave
off
this usury.
I, as
well
as
my brothers
and my servants, have
been
lending
the
people
money and grain.
Please
, let us stop
this usury.
Restore ,
I
pray
you,
to them ,
even
this
day,
their lands
, their
vineyards, their
oliveyards
, and their
houses, also
the hundredth
part
of the money, and
of
the
corn
, the
wine, and the
oil ,
that ye
exact
of
them.
Please
restore to them immediately
their fields
, vineyards, olive
groves
, and houses, along
with
the percentage
of the money, grain
, new
wine, and oil that you
have
been
assessing
them. ”
Then
said
they,
We will restore them
, and will require nothing of
them ;
so
will
we do as thou
sayest
. Then
I called
the priests ,
and took
an oath of
them,
that they should
do according
to
this
promise
.
“
We will restore it
, ”
they
replied,
“
and will require nothing more
from
them .
We will
do as you
say
. ”
So
I summoned
the priests and required
of
the
nobles
and
officials
an oath that they would
do what
they
had
promised
.
Also
I shook my lap,
and said, So
God shake out every
man
from
his house ,
and from
his
labour,
that
performeth
not this promise ,
even
thus
be he
shaken out ,
and emptied.
And
all
the congregation
said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according
to
this
promise
.
I also
shook out
the
folds
of
my robe
and said, “May
God likewise
shake out of
His house and possession
every
man
who
does
not keep
this promise .
May
such
a
man
be shaken out and have
nothing!”
The whole
assembly
said, “
Amen, ”
and they
praised the LORD. And the people did as
they
had
promised
.
Moreover
from the time
that
I
was
appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the
twentieth year even
unto
the
two
and
thirtieth
year of
Artaxerxes
the
king,
that
is,
twelve years, I and
my brethren
have
not
eaten
the bread
of
the governor.
Furthermore,
from the day
King
Artaxerxes
appointed me
to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his
twentieth year until
his
thirty-second
year (
twelve years total)
, neither
I nor
my brothers
ate
the food
allotted
to
the governor.
But
the former
governors that
had
been
before me were
chargeable
unto
the people, and
had
taken
of
them bread and wine ,
beside
forty shekels of silver ;
yea,
even
their servants bare
rule
over
the people :
but so
did not I,
because of the
fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily
burdened
the people, taking
from
them bread and wine plus
forty shekels of silver .
Their servants also
oppressed
the people ,
but I
did not do
this
because of my
fear of God.
Yea
, also
I continued
in
the work
of this
wall, neither
bought
we
any
land:
and all my servants were gathered thither
unto
the work.
Instead
, I devoted
myself
to
the construction
of the
wall, and all my servants were gathered there
for
the work ;
we
did
not
acquire
any
land
.
Moreover
there were at my table an
hundred
and
fifty
of
the
Jews
and
rulers
, beside
those
that
came
unto
us
from among
the heathen
that
are
about
us
.
There were 150
Jews
and
officials
at my table, besides
the
guests
from the surrounding
nations
.
Now
that
which
was
prepared
for
me
daily
was
one ox and
six choice sheep ;
also
fowls
were prepared for me, and once in
ten days store
of all sorts
of wine :
yet
for
all
this
required
not
I the bread
of
the governor, because the bondage
was heavy upon
this
people
.
Each
day
one ox ,
six choice sheep ,
and
some
fowl
were prepared for me, and once every
ten days an
abundance
of all kinds
of wine was
provided.
But
I did
not
demand
the food
allotted
to
the governor, because the burden
on
the
people
was so
heavy.
Think
upon
me, my God, for good,
according
to
all that I have done for this people.
Remember
me favorably
, O
my God, for all that I have done for this people.
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