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Nehemiah Defends the Oppressed

Nehemiah 5:1

In 11 translations

BSB
About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
KJV
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
WEB
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
ASV
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
LSV
And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brothers the Jews,
YLT
And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,
DBY
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
DRC
Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
GNV
Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.
JPS
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
LXXE
And the cry of the people and their wives was great against their brethren the Jews.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָעָ֛ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם גְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
LXX-Br15:1
Καὶ ἡ κραυγὴ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ γυναικῶν αὐτῶν μεγάλη πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν τοὺς Ἰουδαίους.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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. Instead, you are to…
  • 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. Do not take any interest or…
  • 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?
  • 1 Corinthians 6:6–8Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not…
  • Job 31:38–39if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
  • 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.
  • Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
  • 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.
  • 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?’
  • 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. If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,…

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