Nehemiah 5:2

Good News Translation

Some said, “We have large families, we need grain to keep us alive.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:57

People came to Egypt from all over the world to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.

Genesis 42:2

I hear that there is grain in Egypt; go there and buy some to keep us from starving to death.”

Genesis 43:8

Judah said to his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will leave at once. Then none of us will starve to death.

Genesis 47:19

Don't let us die. Do something! Don't let our fields be deserted. Buy us and our land in exchange for food. We will be the king's slaves, and he will own our land. Give us grain to keep us alive and seed so that we can plant our fields.”

2 Kings 4:1

The widow of a member of a group of prophets went to Elisha and said, “Sir, my husband has died! As you know, he was a God-fearing man, but now a man he owed money to has come to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt.”

Nehemiah 5:3

Others said, “We have had to mortgage our fields and vineyards and houses to get enough grain to keep us from starving.”

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much grain, but have harvested very little. You have food to eat, but not enough to make you full. You have wine to drink, but not enough to get drunk on! You have clothing, but not enough to keep you warm. And workers cannot earn enough to live on.

Malachi 2:2

You must honor me by what you do. If you will not listen to what I say, then I will bring a curse on you. I will put a curse on the things you receive for your support. In fact, I have already put a curse on them, because you do not take my command seriously.

Deuteronomy 23:19

“When you lend money or food or anything else to Israelites, do not charge them interest.