Nehemiah 5:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and said, “We have large families, and it takes a lot of grain merely to keep them alive.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:57

People from all over the world came to Egypt, because the famine was severe in their countries.

Genesis 42:2

I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Now go down and buy some, so we won't starve to death.”

Genesis 43:8

Then Judah said to his father, “Let Benjamin go with me, and we will leave straight away, so that none of us will starve to death.

Genesis 47:19

Don't let us starve and our land be ruined. If you'll give us grain to eat and seed to plant, we'll sell ourselves and our land to the king. We'll become his slaves.

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 worshipper 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.”

Nehemiah 5:3

Others said, “During the famine we even had to mortgage our fields, vineyards, and homes to them in order to buy grain.”

Haggai 1:6

You harvest less than you plant, you never have enough to eat or drink, your clothes don't keep you warm, and your wages are stored in bags full of holes.

Malachi 2:2

You had better take seriously the need to honour my name. Otherwise, when you give a blessing, I will turn it into a curse. In fact, I have already done this, because you haven't taken to heart your duties as priests.

Deuteronomy 23:19

When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest.