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7 And my heart reigned over me, and I rebuked the nobles and the prefects and said to them, “You⁺ are exacting usury on one another.” And I called a great assembly against them, 8 and I said to them, “We have redeemed our brothers the Jews, who were sold to the nations, according to our ability. And you⁺ indeed are selling your⁺ brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” And they were silenced, and they found not a word. 9 And I said, “The thing that you⁺ are doing is not good. Is it not in the fear of our God that you⁺ should walk, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies? Nehemiah 5:7-9, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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