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Nehemiah 5:1-4

Nehemiah 5:1-4 NCV

The men and their wives complained loudly against their fellow Jews. Some of them were saying, “We have many sons and daughters in our families. To eat and stay alive, we need grain.” Others were saying, “We are borrowing money against our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain because there is not much food.” And still others were saying, “We are borrowing money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.