Nehemiah 5:8

I said, "We have done all we can to buy back our Jewish brothers. They had been sold to foreigners. But now you are selling your own brothers, so they can be sold back to us!" They said nothing. They could not think of anything to say.

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Previous · Nehemiah 5:7I thought it over carefully. Then I scolded the nobles and officials. I said, "You are charging interest to your own brothers!" So I called a large meeting… Next · Nehemiah 5:9So I went on, "What you are doing is not right. You should live in the fear of our God. Then our foreign enemies won't have a reason to mock us.