Nehemiah 5:5

Contemporary English Version 1995

We are Jews just as they are, and our children are as good as theirs. But we still have to sell our children as slaves, and some of our daughters have already been raped. We are completely helpless; our fields and vineyards have even been taken from us.”

Cross References

2 Kings 4:1

One day the widow of one of the Lord's prophets said to Elisha, “You know that before my husband died, he was a follower of yours and a worshiper of the Lord. But he owed a man some money, and now that man is on his way to take my two sons as his slaves.”

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with everyone who is hungry; share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need; don't turn away your relatives.

Genesis 37:27

Let's sell him to the Ishmaelites and not harm him. After all, he is our brother.” And the others agreed.

Matthew 18:25

But he didn't have any money to pay what he owed. The king ordered him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all he owned, in order to pay the debt.

Genesis 29:14

Laban said, “You are my nephew, and you are like one of my own family.” After Jacob had been there for a month,

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Proverbs 22:7

The poor are ruled by the rich, and those who borrow are slaves of moneylenders.