Nehemiah 5:10-12

New International Reader's Version

¹⁰ I’m lending the people money and grain. So are my relatives and my men. But we must stop charging interest! ¹¹ Give the people’s fields back to them. Give them back their vineyards, olive groves and houses. Do it right away. Give everything back to them. Also give them back the one percent on the money, grain, fresh wine and olive oil you have charged them.”

¹² “We’ll give it back,” they said. “And we won’t require anything more from them. We’ll do exactly as you say.”

Then I sent for the priests. I made the nobles and officials promise to do what they had said.