Nehemiah 5:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and now we are giving our sons and daughters into the hands of others, to be their servants, and some of our daughters are servants even now: and we have no power to put a stop to it; for other men have our fields and our vine-gardens.

Cross References

Genesis 29:14

And Laban said to him, Truly, you are my bone and my flesh. And he kept Jacob with him for the space of a month.

Genesis 37:27

Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

2 Kings 4:1

Now a certain woman, the wife of one of the sons of the prophets, came crying to Elisha and said, Your servant my husband is dead; and to your knowledge he was a worshipper of the Lord; but now, the creditor has come to take my two children as servants in payment of his debt.

Proverbs 22:7

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

Isaiah 50:1

This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

Matthew 18:25

So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.