and said, "We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!" But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say. People ArtaxerxesPlaces JerusalemTopics Ability, Able, Acquired, Answering, Bought, Brethren, Brothers, Free, Gentiles, Heathen, Held, Jewish, Jews, Kept, Nations, Nevertheless, Nothing, Peace, Price, Prisoners, Property, Quiet, Redeemed, Sell, Selling, Servants, Silent, Sold, Themselves, WhateverOutline 1. The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage6. Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution 14. He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality Jump to Previous Ability Able Bought Far Find Found Heathen Held Jewish Jews Nations Nevertheless Peace Redeemed Sell Silent Sold Themselves WordJump to Next Ability Able Bought Far Find Found Heathen Held Jewish Jews Nations Nevertheless Peace Redeemed Sell Silent Sold Themselves WordLibrary An Ancient Nonconformist'... So did not I, because of the fear of God.'--Neh. v. 15. I do not suppose that the ordinary Bible-reader knows very much about Nehemiah. He is one of the neglected great men of Scripture. He was no prophet, he had no glowing words, he had no lofty visions, he had no special commission, he did not live in the heroic age. There was a certain harshness and dryness; a tendency towards what, when it was more fully developed, became Pharisaism, in the man, which somewhat covers the essential nobleness … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Youthful Confessors The Last Days of the Old Eastern World Influences that Gave Rise to the Priestly Laws and Histories Ezra-Nehemiah Parallel Verses NASB: I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.KJV: And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. Links Nehemiah 5:8 NIV • Nehemiah 5:8 NLT • Nehemiah 5:8 ESV • Nehemiah 5:8 NASB • Nehemiah 5:8 KJVResources Nehemiah 5:8 Bible AppsNehemiah 5:8 Parallel Nehemiah 5:8 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 5:8 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 5:8 French Bible Nehemiah 5:8 German Bible Nehemiah 5:8 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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