Nehemiah 5:1

1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Nehemiah 5:1 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 5:1

And there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives,
&c.] Those of the poorer sort:

against their brethren the Jews;
the rich that oppressed them; and this cry or complaint was made to Nehemiah for redress.

Nehemiah 5:1 In-Context

1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

2 For there were that said , We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat , and live .

3 Some also there were that said , We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

4 There were also that said , We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.