Nehemiah 5:10

10 Both my brethren, and my acquaintances, and I, have lent them money and corn: let us now leave off this exaction.

Nehemiah 5:10 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 5:10

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of
them money and corn
For our maintenance, in consideration of the services done by us, which would appear but reasonable, but this we decline for the sake of easing our poor brethren:

I pray you let us leave off this usury;
and not exact it, as has been too much and too long used.

Nehemiah 5:10 In-Context

8 and I said to them, We of our free-will have redeemed our brethren the Jews that were sold to the Gentiles; and do ye sell your brethren? and shall they be delivered to us? And they were silent, and found no answer.

9 And I said, The thing which ye do not good; ye will not so walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the Gentiles our enemies.

10 Both my brethren, and my acquaintances, and I, have lent them money and corn: let us now leave off this exaction.

11 Restore to them, I pray, as at this day, their fields, and their vineyards, and their olive-yards, and their houses, and bring forth to them corn and wine and oil of the money.

12 And they said, We will restore, and we will not exact of them; we will do thus as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and bound them by oath to do according to this word.