Nehemiah 5:2-4

Jubilee Bible 2000

² For there were some that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many; therefore we have bought grain that we may eat and live.

³ There were also some that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.

⁴ And there were some that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.