Nehemiah 5:6

6 And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

Nehemiah 5:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 5:6

And I was very angry when I heard their cry, and these words.
] Their complaint expressed in this manner; it not only raised pity and compassion in his breast towards these poor distressed people, but indignation at the rich that oppressed them.

Nehemiah 5:6 In-Context

4 And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.

5 But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.

6 And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.

7 And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.

8 And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word.