Nehemiah 5:2-4

New International Version - UK

² Some were saying, ‘We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.’

³ Others were saying, ‘We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.’

⁴ Still others were saying, ‘We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.