Nehemiah 5:2-4

The Voice

Jews Without Land: ² Our families are large, and we need food so that along with our children, we will not starve. Let us have grain!

Jewish Landowners: ³ As a result of the famine, we are pledging livelihood, even our fields, our vineyards, and our homes as a mortgage.

Other Jewish Landowners: ⁴ We are borrowing money so that we can pay King Artaxerxes’ tax on our fields and vineyards because of the famine.