Nehemiah 5:3
“Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Some also there were that said, we have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses,.... Made them over to others, put…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Because of the dearth - About the time of Zerubbabel, God had sent a judicial dearth upon the land, as we learn from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 5:1-5
We have here the tears of the oppressed, which Solomon considered, Ecc 4:1. Let us consider them as here they are…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Some also The complaint in this verse is that among the poorer classes, those who had a little property were compelled…
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