Tree of Life Version
Nehemiah 5:1
1Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives to their fellow Jews.
Nehemiah 5:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
- New International Version (NIV)Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their Jewish brethren.
Context of Nehemiah 5:1
Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives to their fellow Jews. 2There were those who said, “We and our sons and our daughters are numerous. We must take grain, so we may eat and live.” 3There were others who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our houses in order to obtain grain during the famine.”
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וַתְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָעָ֛ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם גְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Nehemiah 5:1
- Exodus 3:7Then Adonai said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their slave masters, for I know their pains.
- Exodus 22:25If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun goes down,
- Job 31:38“If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together,
- Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, so that He hears the cry of the afflicted.
- Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah the planting of His delight. He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed, for righteousness, but behold, a cry!
- Luke 18:7Won’t God do justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will He be slow to help them?
- James 5:4Behold, the wages of the workers who mowed your fields—which you kept back by fraud—are crying out against you. And the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- Leviticus 25:35“If your brother has become poor and his hand cannot support himself among you, then you are to uphold him. He may live with you like an outsider or a temporary resident.
- Deuteronomy 15:7“If there is a poor man among you—any of your brothers within any of your gates in your land that Adonai your God is giving you—you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
- Acts 7:26So on the next day he appeared to them as they were fighting. He tried to reconcile them in shalom, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’
- 1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, a brother goes to court against a brother—and before unbelievers at that!
Commentaries on Nehemiah 5:1
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jews complain of grievances. (1-5) Nehemiah redresses the grievances. (6-13) Nehemiah's forbearance. (14-19) Verses 1-5 Men prey upon their fellow-creatures: by despising the poor they reproach their Maker. Such conduct is a disgrace to any, but who can sufficiently abhor it when adopted by professing Christians? With compassion for the oppressed, we should lament the hardships which many in the world are groaning under; putting our souls into their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Severe financial problems almost stopped the wall's completion (Nehemiah 5:1–5), but Nehemiah found a solution (5:6–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51-5. there was a great cry of the people ... against their brethren--Such a crisis in the condition of the Jews in Jerusalem--fatigued with hard labor and harassed by the machinations of restless enemies, the majority of them poor, and the bright visions which hope had painted of pure happiness on their return to the land of their fathers being unrealized--must have been very trying to their faith and patience. But, in addition to these vexatious…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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