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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. Nehe...
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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 cam...
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 ha...
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 fou...
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...
Securing Justice for the Poor Nehemiah 5:1-19 The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been defici...
A new difficulty now presented itself. This time it arose among the people themselves. The rich among them exacted usury from their poorer brethren t...
(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 s...
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 h...
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 ang...
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 afr...
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...
Grievances of the Poor Redressed. B. C. 445....
One Unforeseen Consequence Of The Concentration On The Building Of The Wall Proves Nehemiah's Worth ( Nehemiah 5:1-13 ). Nehemiah is now revealed,...
Nehemiah Expresses His Anger, Admits His Own Part In Causing The Problem, And Propounds A Solution ( Nehemiah 5:6-13 ). When Nehemiah heard their...
EXPLANATORY NOTES.] Nehemiah 5:1 . Against their brethren ] i. e. the richer portion ( Nehemiah 5:7 ). Nehemiah 5:2-4 . There were that sai...
Nehemiah 5:3 . Because of the dearth, specially inflicted by reason of the people's wickedness, after their return from Babylon. See more on Hagg...
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 di...
EXPOSITION INTERNAL DIFFICULTIES , AND NEHEMIAH 'S MODE OF MEETING THEM ( Nehemiah 5:1-16 ). While the building of the wall was in...
The Complaint of the People Adjusted by Nehemiah
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words, since these conditions were strictly against the Law of Jehovah, Exodus 22:25-27 .
Ephesians 4:26 ; Exodus 11:8 ; Mark 3:5 ; Nehemiah 13:25 ; Nehemiah 13:8 ; Numbers 16:15
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.