Nehemiah 5:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ I said, “Our Jewish brothers and sisters were sold to other nations. We’ve done everything we could to buy them back and bring them home. But look at what you are doing! You are actually selling your own people! Now we’ll have to buy them back too!” The people kept quiet. They couldn’t think of anything to say.

⁹ So I continued, “What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you show respect for our God? Shouldn’t you live in a way that will keep our enemies from saying bad things about us? ¹⁰ I’m lending the people money and grain. So are my relatives and my men. But we must stop charging interest!