Nehemiah 5:8-13

8I said to them, “We according to our ability 1have 2redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a word to say. 9Again I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of 3the reproach of the nations, our enemies? 10And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury. 11Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine and the oil that you are exacting from them.” 12Then they said, “We 4will give it back and 5will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and 6took an oath from them that they would do according to this 7promise. 13I 8also shook out the 9front of my garment and said, “Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this 10promise; even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And 11all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this 12promise.