Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. New Living Translation When I heard their complaints, I was very angry. English Standard Version I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. Berean Standard Bible When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry, King James Bible And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. New King James Version And I became very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. New American Standard Bible Then I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. NASB 1995 Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words. NASB 1977 Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words. Legacy Standard Bible Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words. Amplified Bible Then I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words [of accusation]. Christian Standard Bible I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Holman Christian Standard Bible I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. American Standard Version And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Contemporary English Version When I heard their complaints and their charges, I became very angry. English Revised Version And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. GOD'S WORD® Translation I became furious when I heard their complaint and what they had to say. Good News Translation When I heard their complaints, I grew angry International Standard Version I became very livid when I heard their complaining and these charges. Majority Standard Bible When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry, NET Bible I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. New Heart English Bible I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Webster's Bible Translation And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. World English Bible I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words, Young's Literal Translation And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words, Smith's Literal Translation And it will kindle to me greatly as I heard their cry and these words. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words. Catholic Public Domain Version And when I had heard their outcry in these words, I was exceedingly angry. New American Bible I was extremely angry when I heard the reasons for their complaint. New Revised Standard Version I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I was exceedingly sorrowful when I heard their cry and these words, and my heart was broken within me, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I was very grieved myself when I heard their wailing and these words. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Brenton Septuagint Translation And I was much grieved as I heard their cry and these words. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nehemiah Defends the Oppressed…5We 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.” 6When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry, 7and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them… Cross References Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest. Leviticus 25:35-37 Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit. Deuteronomy 23:19-20 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. / You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess. Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor. Isaiah 58:6-7 Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Ezekiel 18:8-9 He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men. / He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 22:12 In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD. Amos 2:6-7 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. Amos 5:11-12 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. / For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate. Matthew 21:12-13 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” Mark 11:15-17 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 19:45-46 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Luke 3:12-14 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” / “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered. / Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.” Luke 6:34-35 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. / But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Acts 4:32-35 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned. / With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all. / There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, ... Treasury of Scripture And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. Nehemiah 13:8,25 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber… Exodus 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. Numbers 16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. Jump to Previous Angry Charges Cry Displeasing Heard Hearing Outcry WordsJump to Next Angry Charges Cry Displeasing Heard Hearing Outcry WordsNehemiah 5 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 When I heard The phrase "When I heard" indicates Nehemiah's immediate response to the situation. The Hebrew root for "heard" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies not just hearing but understanding and internalizing the message. In the context of leadership, this highlights Nehemiah's attentiveness and empathy. He was not distant or detached from the people's plight but was actively listening, a crucial trait for any leader. This reflects the Biblical principle of being quick to listen (James 1:19), emphasizing the importance of being receptive to the needs and cries of others. their outcry and these charges I was extremely angry Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I heard שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ (šā·ma‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently their outcry זַֽעֲקָתָ֔ם (za·‘ă·qā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2201: A shriek, outcry and these הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those complaints, הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause I became extremely מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily angry, וַיִּ֥חַר (way·yi·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2734: To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy Links Nehemiah 5:6 NIVNehemiah 5:6 NLT Nehemiah 5:6 ESV Nehemiah 5:6 NASB Nehemiah 5:6 KJV Nehemiah 5:6 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 5:6 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 5:6 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 5:6 French Bible Nehemiah 5:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 5:6 I was very angry when I heard (Neh Ne) |