BRAGADAYJAH 1183
The Rise of Unbrotherly Greed
At that time a great cry of the people and their wives rang out against the Jews. Their complaint was that they and their sons and their daughters were many and we are taking up corn for them; while others claimed that they had to mortgage their lands, vineyard and houses, in order to buy corn for the Jews; and time was hard. And some complained that they had to borrow money in order to meet the king’s tribute. There was also the general outcry that they were of the same flesh and their children their sons and daughters were likewise of the same flesh as the sons and daughters and children of the Jews. Yet they protested, their sons and daughters are used as slaves and given into bondage; and they had no money to redeem them, since other men had their lands and vineyards. And when Nehemiah heard these accusation, he became very angry.
At that time a great cry of the people and their wives rang out against the Jews. Their complaint was that they and their sons and their daughters were many and we are taking up corn for them; while others claimed that they had to mortgage their lands, vineyard and houses, in order to buy corn for the Jews; and time was hard. And some complained that they had to borrow money in order to meet the king’s tribute. There was also the general outcry that they were of the same flesh and their children their sons and daughters were likewise of the same flesh as the sons and daughters and children of the Jews. Yet they protested, their sons and daughters are used as slaves and given into bondage; and they had no money to redeem them, since other men had their lands and vineyards. And when Nehemiah heard these accusation, he became very angry.
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