The Crisis of Debt and Usury

Nehemiah 5:1-5

Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.

For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.

And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp corne for the famine.

There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our vineyardes.

And nowe our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our sonnes as their sonnes: and lo, we bring into subiection our sonnes and our daughters, as seruants, and there be of our daughters nowe in subiection, and there is no power in our handes: for other men haue our landes and our vineyardes.

The Crisis of Debt and Usury

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