Nehemiah 5:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.”
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“Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
King James Version · Public Domain“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, <FI>on<Fi> our fields, and our vineyards;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Nehemiah 5:4 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
- Joshua 16:10But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
- 1 Kings 9:21their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
- Ezra 4:13Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
- Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
- Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
- Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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