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Nehemiah 5:1

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

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ASV

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961 →
צַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.Kat<the> cry of distress ofH6818 →
הָעָ֛םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.Hemand wives theirH802 →
גְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.Hemcountrymen theirH251 →
הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064 →

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Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.Deuteronomy 15:7–11If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.Job 31:38–39if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,Leviticus 25:35–37Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.Acts 7:26The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’1 Corinthians 6:6–8Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!Exodus 22:25–27If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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