We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge our flesh Genesis 37:27 Isaiah 58:7 James 2:5, 6 we Exodus 21:1-11 Leviticus 25:39-43 2 Kings 4:1 Matthew 18:25 Chapter Outline 1. The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage6. Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution 14. He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality Jump to Previous Already Bondage Children Daughters Fields Flesh Help Lands Power Redeem Servants VineyardsJump to Next Already Bondage Children Daughters Fields Flesh Help Lands Power Redeem Servants Vineyards |
Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to others." King James Bible Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. Holman Christian Standard Bible We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless because our fields and vineyards belong to others." International Standard Version Now our bodies are no different than the bodies of our relatives, and our children are like their children. Nevertheless, we're about to force our sons and daughters into slavery, and some of our daughters are already in bondage. It's beyond our power to do anything about it, because our fields and vineyards belong to others." NET Bible And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people." Links Nehemiah 5:5 NIVNehemiah 5:5 NLT Nehemiah 5:5 ESV Nehemiah 5:5 NASB Nehemiah 5:5 KJV Nehemiah 5:5 Bible Apps Nehemiah 5:5 Parallel Nehemiah 5:5 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 5:5 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 5:5 French Bible Nehemiah 5:5 German Bible Nehemiah 5:5 Commentaries Bible Hub |