Nehemiah 5:3

Overview - Nehemiah 5
1	The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage.
6	Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution.
14	He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality.

Nehemiah 5:3  (King James Version)
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.