Nehemiah 5:1-3

New English Translation

Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed

5 Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.^{[a] 2} There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain^[b] grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 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.”