“ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. ”
Distress among the Jews. Neither this nor the next section, Nehemiah 5:14-19 (the two belong closely together) can be in their right place. Nehemiah 5:1-13 deals with the economic straits to wh...
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And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. When such disorders came to the knowledge of the governor, his honest ind...
Nehemiah's Measures in alleviation of Poverty 1. The people] i.e. the commons (as contrasted with the nobles and rulers, Nehemiah 5:7 ). These had neglected their own interests to labour gratuito...
And I was very angry. — Nehemiah, recently arrived, had not known this state of things. The common wailing and the three complaints in which it found expression are distinct.
USURY Nehemiah 5:1-19 WE open the fifth chapter of Nehemiah with a shock of pain. The previous chapter described a scene of patriotic devotion in which nearly all the people were united for the...
Securing Justice for the Poor Nehemiah 5:1-19 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been deficient rains and poor harvests, Haggai 1:6-11 . They...
A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren to such an extent as to oppress and impoverish them...
(6) В¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. (7) Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, everyone of his bro...
And I was very angry when I heard their cry, and these words. Their complaint expressed in this manner; it not only raised pity and compassion in his breast towards these poor distressed people, bu...
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Ver. 6. And I was very angry ] Red-hot with anger, and not without cause. To be angry without cause is to be guilty of judgment, Mat...
Then I was very angry Grieved exceedingly at this sin of the nobles. Then I consulted with myself I restrained the emotions of my mind, being afraid to do any thing in a fit of anger or vexation...
THE GREED OF RULERS REBUKED (vv. 1-13) At a time when many were laboring unselfishly for the Lord, it is distressing to hear that others, and in fact those who were nobles and rulers, were guilt...
Grievances of the Poor Redressed. B. C. 445. 6 And I was very angry when I heard their...
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One Unforeseen Consequence Of The Concentration On The Building Of The Wall Proves Nehemiah's Worth ( Nehemiah 5:1-13 ). Nehemiah is now revealed, not only as a great leader, but as a man of compa...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 5:1 . Against their brethren ] i. e. the richer portion ( Nehemiah 5:7 ). Nehemiah 5:2-4 . There were that said ] Keil divides into three classes. ( a ) The wor...
Nehemiah 5:3 . Because of the dearth, specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Haggai 1:9 . Nehemiah 5:5 . We bring into bondage o...
And there was a great cry of the people. The friend of the poor I. The complaint of the poor. It is sometimes alleged the poor have a morbid disposition to complain of their indigence and suffe...
EXPOSITION INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES , AND NEHEMIAH 'S MODE OF MEETING THEM ( Nehemiah 5:1-16 ). While the building of the wall was in progress, but not, so far as it is stated, in dir...
The Complaint of the People Adjusted by Nehemiah
Ephesians 4:26 ; Exodus 11:8 ; Mark 3:5 ; Nehemiah 13:25 ; Nehemiah 13:8 ; Numbers 16:15