Thematic Bible
Nehemiah 5:1 (show verse)
Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives, - against their brethren the Jews.
Nehemiah 5:2 (show verse)
And there were some who were saying, Our sons and our daughters, are we pledging, - that we may obtain corn, and eat, and keep ourselves alive.
Nehemiah 5:3 (show verse)
And there were some who were saying, Our fields and our vineyards and our houses, are we pledging, - -that we may obtain corn in the dearth.
Business life » Debts » Secured by mortgages
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Credit system » Debts » Secured by mortgages
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Might demand » Mortgages on property
Debt » Security for
Debts » Secured by mortgages
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » After the captivity
Homestead » Mortgaged
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Mortgage » On land
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Tax » Land mortgaged for
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Vineyards » Were often mortgaged
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Credit system » Debts » Secured by mortgages
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Might demand » Mortgages on property
Debt » Security for
Debts » Secured by mortgages
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » After the captivity
Homestead » Mortgaged
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Mortgage » On land
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Tax » Land mortgaged for
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Vineyards » Were often mortgaged
Nehemiah 5:4 (show verse)
And there were others who were saying, We have borrowed silver, for the king's tribute, - upon our lands and our vineyards.
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Debt » Security for
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Servants » Slaves or bond » Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
Tax » Land mortgaged for
Taxes » Examples of
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Examples of
Tribute » Examples of
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Vineyards » Were often mortgaged
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Debt » Security for
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Servants » Slaves or bond » Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
Tax » Land mortgaged for
Taxes » Examples of
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Examples of
Tribute » Examples of
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Vineyards » Were often mortgaged
Nehemiah 5:5 (show verse)
Now, therefore, as is the flesh of our brethren, so is our flesh, as are their children, so are our children. Yet lo! we are putting in subjection our sons and our daughters, for bondservants, yea there are some of our daughters already trodden down, and we are powerless, and, our fields and our vineyards, belong to others.
Children » Sold for debt
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Servants » Slaves or bond » Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Interest » loaning » Money
Land » Sold for debt
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Servants » Slaves or bond » Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Nehemiah 5:6 (show verse)
And it angered me greatly, - when I heard their outcry, and these words.
Anger » Justifiable, exemplified
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Indignation » Man's righteous
Interest » loaning » Money
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Often guilty of taking
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Indignation » Man's righteous
Interest » loaning » Money
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Often guilty of taking
Nehemiah 5:7 (show verse)
So my heart took counsel unto me and I contended with the nobles and with the deputies, and said to them, A loan on interest - every man to his brother, are ye making, - So I appointed over them a great assembly;
Brother » Signifies » A neighbor
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Exemplified
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Interest » loaning » Money
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » On account of » Oppressing our brethren
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Often guilty of taking
Business life » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Exemplified
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Credit system » Debts » Usury, forbidden
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Interest » loaning » Money
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » On account of » Oppressing our brethren
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Often guilty of taking
Nehemiah 5:8 (show verse)
and I said unto them, We, have bought our brethren the Jews, who had sold themselves unto the nations, according to our ability, and will, ye, even sell your brethren, or shall they sell themselves unto us? And they were silent, and found no answer.
Ability » God's Ability » Giving according to
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Example » Good
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Redemption » God the author of » Of land and persons
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Example » Good
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Redemption » God the author of » Of land and persons
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Nehemiah 5:9 (show verse)
Then said I, Not good, is the thing which ye are doing, - ought ye not, in the fear of God, to walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Example » Good
Gentiles » Characterized as » Blasphemous and reproachful
Inconsistency » General marks of » Brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Inconsistency » Instances of » The jews, in oppressing the poor
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Often cruel in exacting debts
Example » Good
Gentiles » Characterized as » Blasphemous and reproachful
Inconsistency » General marks of » Brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Inconsistency » Instances of » The jews, in oppressing the poor
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Nehemiah 5:10 (show verse)
I too, then, my brethren and my young men, might be lending unto them on interest silver and corn! I pray you, let us leave off this lending on interest!
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Nehemiah 5:11 (show verse)
Restore, I pray you, unto them this very day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, - also the hundredth of silver and corn, new wine and oil, for which ye have been lending to them.
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Olive Trees » Cultivated » In olive yards
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Country » Love of
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Olive Trees » Cultivated » In olive yards
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Nehemiah 5:12 (show verse)
And they said, We will restore them, and, from them, will we require nothing, so, will we do, as thou, art saying. Then called I the priests, and put them on oath, to do according to this promise.
Beneficence » Instances of » The jews who returned from the exile
Country » Love of
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Oath » So does nehemiah
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Restitution » Examples of
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Country » Love of
Creditor » Oppressions of
Creditors » Sometimes entirely remitted debts
Example » Good
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Oath » So does nehemiah
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Restitution » Examples of
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Nehemiah 5:13 (show verse)
Also, my lap, shook I out, and said - Thus and thus, may God shake out every man who shall not confirm this promise, out of his house and out of his labour, yea, thus and thus, let him be shaken out and empty, - And all the convocation said, Amen! and praised Yahweh, and the people did according to this promise.
Amen » A word used to reenforce a statement
Country » Love of
Creditor » Oppressions of
Example » Good
Hyke or upper garment » The skirts of, used to hold things in
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Oath » So does nehemiah
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Country » Love of
Creditor » Oppressions of
Example » Good
Hyke or upper garment » The skirts of, used to hold things in
Interest » loaning » Money
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Oath » So does nehemiah
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Nehemiah, of the jews
Usury » Exaction of, rebuked
Usury or interest » The jews » Required to restore
Nehemiah 5:14 (show verse)
Moreover, from the day I was commanded to become their pasha in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year, even unto the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brethren, pasha's bread, have not eaten;
Artaxerxes » King of persia. Decree of, in behalf of the jews
Civil service » Reform in
Country » Love of
Example » Good
Government » Provincial
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Persia » Artaxerxes ii
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Artazerxes » Comissioning » -ezra
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Civil service » Reform in
Country » Love of
Example » Good
Government » Provincial
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Persia » Artaxerxes ii
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » Artazerxes » Comissioning » -ezra
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:15 (show verse)
whereas, the former pashas, who were before me, suffered themselves to be a burden upon the people, and took from them in bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver, even, their young men, bare rule over the people, - but, I, did not so, because of the fear of God.
Business life » Integrity » Examples of
Civil service » Corruption in
Civil service » Reform in
Conscience » Faithful » Of nehemiah, in the matter of taxes
Country » Love of
Example » Good
Fear » Godly » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Fear of God » Reverential
Fear of God » Conspicuous instances of those who feared » Nehemiah, in his reform of the public administration
Godly Fear » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Godly Fear » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Honesty » Integrity » Examples of
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Silver » Tribute often paid in
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Virtues » Integrity » Examples of
Civil service » Corruption in
Civil service » Reform in
Conscience » Faithful » Of nehemiah, in the matter of taxes
Country » Love of
Example » Good
Fear » Godly » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Fear of God » Reverential
Fear of God » Conspicuous instances of those who feared » Nehemiah, in his reform of the public administration
Godly Fear » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Godly Fear » Examples of righteous men dominated by
Honesty » Integrity » Examples of
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Love » Instances of » Nehemiah for israelites
Silver » Tribute often paid in
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Virtues » Integrity » Examples of
Nehemiah 5:16 (show verse)
Moreover also, in this work of the wall, I repaired, and, no field, did we buy, - though, all my young men, were gathered thither unto the work.
Nehemiah 5:17 (show verse)
And, Jews and deputies, a hundred and fifty men, and they who were coming in unto us from among the nations which were round about us, depended upon my table.
Nehemiah 5:18 (show verse)
Now, that which was prepared for a single day, was - one ox, six choice sheep, also, fowls, were prepared for me, and, apportioned unto ten days, of every sort of wine, in abundance, - yet, in spite of this, the bread of the pasha, demanded I not, because heavy was the bondage upon this people.
Country » Love of
Example » Good
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Sheep » Flesh of, extensively used as food
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Wine » Many kinds of
Example » Good
Integrity » Instances of » Nehemiah, reforming the civil service, and receiving no compensation for his own services
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Sheep » Flesh of, extensively used as food
Unselfishness » Instances of » Nehemiah
Wine » Many kinds of
Nehemiah 5:19 (show verse)
Remember unto me, O my God, for good, - all that I have done for this people.