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Nehemiah 9:37

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

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ASV

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

KJV

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּu.te.vu.'a.Tahand produce itsH8393 →
מַרְבָּ֗הmar.Bah[is] increasingH7235 →
לַמְּלָכִ֛יםla.me.la.Khimfor the kingsH4428 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
נָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have appointedH5414 →
עָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuover usH5921 →
בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּbe.cha.to.Tei.nuin sins ourH2403 →
וְעַ֣לve.'Aland overH5921 →
גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּGe.vi.yo.tei.nubodies ourH1472 →
מֹשְׁלִ֤יםmo.she.Lim[they are] rulingH4910 →
וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙u.viv.hem.Te.nuand over cattle ourH929 →
כִּרְצוֹנָ֔םkir.tzo.Namaccording to will theirH7522 →
וּבְצָרָ֥הu.ve.tza.Rahand [are] in distressH6869 →
גְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ פ'a.Na.che.nuweH587 →

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Deuteronomy 28:33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.Deuteronomy 28:48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.Isaiah 49:24Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Ezra 6:8I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.John 8:33“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”Ezra 4:13Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.Deuteronomy 28:51They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.Nehemiah 5:8and 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.Deuteronomy 28:39You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.Ezekiel 19:14Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”Isaiah 5:17Lambs will graze as in their own pastures, and strangers will feed in the ruins of the wealthy.Lamentations 1:1How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.Psalms 107:12He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.Deuteronomy 28:29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.2 Chronicles 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

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