Nehemiah 5:1

Good News Translation

Some time later many of the people, both men and women, began to complain against the other Jews.

Cross References

Nehemiah 4:23

I didn't take off my clothes even at night, neither did any of my companions nor my servants nor my bodyguards. And we all kept our weapons at hand.

Job 34:28

They forced the poor to cry out to God, and he heard their calls for help.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings,

Isaiah 5:7

Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.

Jeremiah 34:8

King Zedekiah and the people of Jerusalem had made an agreement to set free

Ezekiel 45:9

The Sovereign Lord said, “You have sinned too long, you rulers of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression. Do what is right and just. You must never again drive my people off their land. I, the Sovereign Lord, am telling you this.

Malachi 2:13

This is another thing you do. You drown the Lord's altar with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer accepts the offerings you bring him.

Luke 18:7

Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?

Acts 7:26

The next day he saw two Israelites fighting, and he tried to make peace between them. ‘Listen, men,’ he said, ‘you are fellow Israelites; why are you fighting like this?’

James 5:4

You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.