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2 indeed, there are [those] who are saying, “Our sons, and our daughters, we—are many, and we receive grain, and eat, and live.” 3 And there are [those] who are saying, “Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive grain for the famine.” 4 And there are [those] who are saying, “We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards; 5 and now, as the flesh of our brothers [is] our flesh, as their sons [are] our sons, and behold, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are [those] of our daughters subdued, and our hand has no might, and our fields and our vineyards [are] to others.” Nehemiah 5:2-5, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
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