Nehemiah 9:36

New American Bible - revised edition

Today we are slaves! As for the land which you gave our ancestors That they might eat its fruits and good things— see, we have become slaves upon it!

Cross References

2 Chronicles 12:8

But they shall be his servants. Then they will know what it is to serve me and what it is to serve the kingdoms of the earth.

Ezra 9:9

For slaves we are, but in our slavery our God has not abandoned us; rather, he has turned the good will of the kings of Persia toward us. Thus he has given us new life to raise again the house of our God and restore its ruins, and has granted us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Lamentations 5:4

We pay money to drink our own water, our own wood comes at a price.

Lamentations 5:5

With a yoke on our necks, we are driven; we are worn out, but allowed no rest.

Deuteronomy 28:48

in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and utter want, you will serve the enemies whom the Lord will send against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck, until he destroys you. Invasion and Siege.