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And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
Business life » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.
Credit system » Debts » Pledges » Laws concerning
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.
Creditor » Oppressions of
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
They send away the ass of him who has no father, they take the widow's ox for debt.
Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.
The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison. Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison. I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews. For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs. And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need. read more.
And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes. But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens. And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest. And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word. And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us? Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing. Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them. Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said.
And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes. But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens. And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest. And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word. And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us? Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing. Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their houses, as well as a hundredth part of the money and the grain and the wine and the oil which you have taken from them. Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sent for the priests and made them take an oath that they would keep this agreement. And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God send out from his house and his work every man who does not keep this agreement; even so let him be sent out and made as nothing. And all the meeting of the people said, So be it, and gave praise to the Lord. And the people did as they had said.
He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading. Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up; There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts: If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt. So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you. And he would not: but went and put him into prison till he had made payment of the debt. read more.
So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done. Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me: Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you? And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt. So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done. Then his lord sent for him and said, You evil servant; I made you free of all that debt, because of your request to me: Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you? And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt. So will my Father in heaven do to you, if you do not everyone, from your hearts, give forgiveness to his brother.
Debt » Security for
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
By every altar they are stretched on clothing taken from those who are in their debt, drinking in the house of their god the wine of those who have made payment for wrongdoing.
The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.
If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest. If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down: For it is the only thing he has for covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
If you let your brother have the use of anything which is yours, do not go into his house and take anything of his as a sign of his debt; But keep outside till he comes out and gives it to you. If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night; read more.
But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.
But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.
He who makes himself responsible for a strange man will undergo much loss; but the hater of such undertakings will be safe.
And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt: let us get grain because we are in need. And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.
Evil » Slander » False accusations, general references to
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
Garments » Called » Clothing
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;
The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
Slander » False accusations, general references to
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
FALSE » Accusations
And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.
And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion.
But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
For you have taken your brother's goods when he was not in your debt, and have taken away the clothing of those who have need of it.
But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.
Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
And the scribes and Pharisees were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to say something against him.
Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.